Mazer v. Stein
347 U.S. 201 · Decided March 8, 1954 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Mazer v. Stein was decided on March 8, 1954 by a vote of 7–2. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Stanley F. Reed wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Copyrights” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 347 U.S. 201 · 74 S. Ct. 460 · 98 L. Ed. 2d 630 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2679
- Docket number
- 228
- Decided
- March 8, 1954
- Argued
- December 3, 1953
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–2
- Majority opinion
- Stanley F. Reed
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Copyrights
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- 17 U.S.C. § 4
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Dissent | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority |
Full case caption
Mazer et Al., Doing Business as June Lamp Manufacturing Co., v. Stein et Al., Doing Business as Reglor of California
SCDB identifiers: case 1953-048, docket 1953-048-01.
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