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1952 term · Vinson Court · 7-2

Edelman v. California

344 U.S. 357 · 73 S. Ct. 293 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2488

The record

Term
1952
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
85
U.S. Reports
344 U.S. 357
S. Ct. citation
73 S. Ct. 293
LEXIS citation
1953 U.S. LEXIS 2488

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Edelman v. California.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Robert H. JacksonSpecial concurrence
William O. DouglasDissent
Hugo BlackDissent

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