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1952 term · Vinson Court · 5-3

May v. Anderson

345 U.S. 528 · 73 S. Ct. 840 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2088

The record

Term
1952
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
244
U.S. Reports
345 U.S. 528
S. Ct. citation
73 S. Ct. 840
LEXIS citation
1953 U.S. LEXIS 2088

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in May v. Anderson.
JusticeVote
Harold BurtonMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Felix FrankfurterRegular concurrence
Sherman MintonDissent
Robert H. JacksonDissent
Stanley ReedDissent
Tom C. ClarkUnknown

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