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1953 term · Warren Court · 6-2

United Construction Workers et al. v. Laburnum Construction Corp.

347 U.S. 656 · 74 S. Ct. 833 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2658

The record

Term
1953
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
188
U.S. Reports
347 U.S. 656
S. Ct. citation
74 S. Ct. 833
LEXIS citation
1954 U.S. LEXIS 2658

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United Construction Workers et al. v. Laburnum Construction Corp.
JusticeVote
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Sherman MintonMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Robert H. JacksonUnknown

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