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1952 term · Vinson Court · 6-3

Automatic Canteen Company of America v. Federal Trade Commission

346 U.S. 61 · 73 S. Ct. 1017 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2687

The record

Term
1952
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
89
U.S. Reports
346 U.S. 61
S. Ct. citation
73 S. Ct. 1017
LEXIS citation
1953 U.S. LEXIS 2687

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Automatic Canteen Company of America v. Federal Trade Commission.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
William O. DouglasDissent
Stanley ReedDissent
Hugo BlackDissent

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