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1951 term · Vinson Court · 5-4

Johansen v. United States

343 U.S. 427 · 72 S. Ct. 849 · 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2626

The record

Term
1951
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
401
U.S. Reports
343 U.S. 427
S. Ct. citation
72 S. Ct. 849
LEXIS citation
1952 U.S. LEXIS 2626

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

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

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