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1953 term · Warren Court · 7-2

Toolson v. New York Yankees, Inc. et al.

346 U.S. 356 · 74 S. Ct. 78 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2680

The record

Term
1953
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
18
U.S. Reports
346 U.S. 356
S. Ct. citation
74 S. Ct. 78
LEXIS citation
1953 U.S. LEXIS 2680

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Toolson v. New York Yankees, Inc. et al.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Sherman MintonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
Harold BurtonDissent
Stanley ReedDissent

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