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1953 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Bentsen et al. v. Blackwell et al.

347 U.S. 925 · 74 S. Ct. 528 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2336

The record

Term
1953
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
423
U.S. Reports
347 U.S. 925
S. Ct. citation
74 S. Ct. 528
LEXIS citation
1954 U.S. LEXIS 2336

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Bentsen et al. v. Blackwell et al.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Sherman MintonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority

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