Partmar Corporation v. Paramount Pictures Theatres Corp. (347 U.S. 89)

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Term: 1953
Decided: Feb 8, 1954
Issue area: Economic Activity
Vote split: 5-2
Winning party: Respondent
Decision direction: Conservative
Chief Justice: Warren Court
Disposition: Affirmed
Docket: 17
U.S. Reports: 347 U.S. 89
S. Ct. citation: 74 S. Ct. 414
LEXIS citation: 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2749

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How each justice voted in Partmar Corporation et al. v. Paramount Pictures Theatres Corp. et al.
Justice	Vote
William O. Douglas	Majority
Felix Frankfurter	Majority
Harold Burton	Majority
Stanley Reed	Majority
Sherman Minton	Majority
Hugo Black	Dissent
Earl Warren	Dissent
Tom C. Clark	Unknown
Robert H. Jackson	Unknown

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