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1954 term · Warren Court · 6-2

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Drexel & Co.

348 U.S. 341 · 75 S. Ct. 386 · 1955 U.S. LEXIS 1113

The record

Term
1954
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
153
U.S. Reports
348 U.S. 341
S. Ct. citation
75 S. Ct. 386
LEXIS citation
1955 U.S. LEXIS 1113

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Drexel & Co.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Sherman MintonMajority
Felix FrankfurterDissent
Harold BurtonDissent

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