1953 term · Warren Court · 6-3
Thompson v. Lawson, Deputy Commissioner of the United States Bureau of Employees Compensation, et al.
347 U.S. 334 · 74 S. Ct. 555 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2617
The record
- Term
- 1953
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 352
- U.S. Reports
- 347 U.S. 334
- S. Ct. citation
- 74 S. Ct. 555
- LEXIS citation
- 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2617
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Robert H. Jackson | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Sherman Minton | Dissent |
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