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1952 term · Vinson Court · 6-1

Federal Communications Commission v. RCA Communications, Inc.

346 U.S. 86 · 73 S. Ct. 998 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2720

The record

Term
1952
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
567
U.S. Reports
346 U.S. 86
S. Ct. citation
73 S. Ct. 998
LEXIS citation
1953 U.S. LEXIS 2720

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Federal Communications Commission v. RCA Communications, Inc.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Hugo BlackSpecial concurrence
William O. DouglasDissent
Robert H. JacksonUnknown
Stanley ReedUnknown

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