1951 term · Vinson Court · 5-4
Buck et al. v. California
343 U.S. 99 · 72 S. Ct. 502 · 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2659
The record
- Term
- 1951
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 165
- U.S. Reports
- 343 U.S. 99
- S. Ct. citation
- 72 S. Ct. 502
- LEXIS citation
- 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2659
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Sherman Minton | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Dissent |
| Robert H. Jackson | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Stanley Reed | Dissent |
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