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1951 term · Vinson Court · 7-2

Bruner v. United States

343 U.S. 112 · 72 S. Ct. 581 · 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2284

The record

Term
1951
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
391
U.S. Reports
343 U.S. 112
S. Ct. citation
72 S. Ct. 581
LEXIS citation
1952 U.S. LEXIS 2284

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Bruner v. United States.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
William O. DouglasDissent
Hugo BlackDissent

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