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1952 term · Vinson Court · 7-0

Polizzi v. Cowles Magazines, Inc.

345 U.S. 663 · 73 S. Ct. 900 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2032

The record

Term
1952
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
7-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
287
U.S. Reports
345 U.S. 663
S. Ct. citation
73 S. Ct. 900
LEXIS citation
1953 U.S. LEXIS 2032

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 3 concurring? 2 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Polizzi v. Cowles Magazines, Inc.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Harold BurtonSpecial concurrence
Robert H. JacksonSpecial concurrence
Hugo BlackSpecial concurrence
William O. DouglasUnknown
Felix FrankfurterUnknown

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