1952 term · Vinson Court · 8-1
Kedroff et al. v. Saint Nicholas Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church in North America
344 U.S. 94 · 73 S. Ct. 143 · 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2666
The record
- Term
- 1952
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 3
- U.S. Reports
- 344 U.S. 94
- S. Ct. citation
- 73 S. Ct. 143
- LEXIS citation
- 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2666
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCCD
M 5 majorityC 3 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Sherman Minton | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Regular concurrence |
| Felix Frankfurter | Special concurrence |
| Hugo Black | Special concurrence |
| Robert H. Jackson | Dissent |
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