1951 term · Vinson Court · 9-0
Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. Wilson, Commissioner of Education of New York, et al.
343 U.S. 495 · 72 S. Ct. 777 · 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2796
The record
- Term
- 1951
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 522
- U.S. Reports
- 343 U.S. 495
- S. Ct. citation
- 72 S. Ct. 777
- LEXIS citation
- 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2796
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCCC
M 5 majorityC 4 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Sherman Minton | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Regular concurrence |
| Robert H. Jackson | Special concurrence |
| Felix Frankfurter | Special concurrence |
| Stanley Reed | Special concurrence |
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