1951 term · Vinson Court · 6-3
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen et al. v. Howard et al.
343 U.S. 768 · 72 S. Ct. 1022 · 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2690
The record
- Term
- 1951
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 458
- U.S. Reports
- 343 U.S. 768
- S. Ct. citation
- 72 S. Ct. 1022
- LEXIS citation
- 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2690
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Robert H. Jackson | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Sherman Minton | Dissent |
| Stanley Reed | Dissent |
| Fred M. Vinson | Dissent |
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