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1951 term · Vinson Court · 6-2

Harisiades v. Shaughnessy, District Director of Immigration and Naturalization

342 U.S. 580 · 72 S. Ct. 512 · 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2345

The record

Term
1951
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
43
U.S. Reports
342 U.S. 580
S. Ct. citation
72 S. Ct. 512
LEXIS citation
1952 U.S. LEXIS 2345

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Harisiades v. Shaughnessy, District Director of Immigration and Naturalization.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Felix FrankfurterRegular concurrence
William O. DouglasDissent
Hugo BlackDissent
Tom C. ClarkUnknown

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