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1953 term · Warren Court · 7-1

Theatre Enterprises, Inc. v. Paramount Film Distributing Corp. et al.

346 U.S. 537 · 74 S. Ct. 257 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2752

The record

Term
1953
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
19
U.S. Reports
346 U.S. 537
S. Ct. citation
74 S. Ct. 257
LEXIS citation
1954 U.S. LEXIS 2752

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Theatre Enterprises, Inc. v. Paramount Film Distributing Corp. et al.
JusticeVote
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Sherman MintonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasUnknown

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