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1952 term · Vinson Court · 8-0

United States v. Public Utilities Commission of California et al.

345 U.S. 295 · 73 S. Ct. 706 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2559

The record

Term
1952
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
205
U.S. Reports
345 U.S. 295
S. Ct. citation
73 S. Ct. 706
LEXIS citation
1953 U.S. LEXIS 2559

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 2 concurring? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United States v. Public Utilities Commission of California et al.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Robert H. JacksonSpecial concurrence
Hugo BlackSpecial concurrence
Felix FrankfurterUnknown

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