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1951 term · Vinson Court · 6-2

Pennsylvania Water & Power Co. et al. v. Federal Power Commission et al.

343 U.S. 414 · 72 S. Ct. 843 · 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2641

The record

Term
1951
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
428
U.S. Reports
343 U.S. 414
S. Ct. citation
72 S. Ct. 843
LEXIS citation
1952 U.S. LEXIS 2641

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Pennsylvania Water & Power Co. et al. v. Federal Power Commission et al.
JusticeVote
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Sherman MintonMajority
Stanley ReedDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Felix FrankfurterUnknown

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