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1952 term · Vinson Court · 8-0

Wieman et al. v. Updegraff et al.

344 U.S. 183 · 73 S. Ct. 215 · 1952 U.S. LEXIS 1430

The record

Term
1952
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
14
U.S. Reports
344 U.S. 183
S. Ct. citation
73 S. Ct. 215
LEXIS citation
1952 U.S. LEXIS 1430

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 4 concurring? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Wieman et al. v. Updegraff et al.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
William O. DouglasRegular concurrence
Felix FrankfurterRegular concurrence
Hugo BlackRegular concurrence
Harold BurtonSpecial concurrence
Robert H. JacksonUnknown

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