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1953 term · Warren Court · 4-3

Federal Power Commission v. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.

347 U.S. 239 · 74 S. Ct. 487 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2621

The record

Term
1953
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
4-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
28
U.S. Reports
347 U.S. 239
S. Ct. citation
74 S. Ct. 487
LEXIS citation
1954 U.S. LEXIS 2621

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityD 3 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Federal Power Commission v. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.
JusticeVote
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Sherman MintonDissent
Stanley ReedUnknown
Robert H. JacksonUnknown

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