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1951 term · Vinson Court · 4-3

Brannan, Secretary of Agriculture, v. Stark et al.

342 U.S. 451 · 72 S. Ct. 433 · 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2709

The record

Term
1951
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
4-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
6
U.S. Reports
342 U.S. 451
S. Ct. citation
72 S. Ct. 433
LEXIS citation
1952 U.S. LEXIS 2709

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityD 3 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Brannan, Secretary of Agriculture, v. Stark et al.
JusticeVote
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
William O. DouglasDissent
Stanley ReedDissent
Hugo BlackDissent
Sherman MintonUnknown
Robert H. JacksonUnknown

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