Public Utilities Commission of the District of Columbia v. Pollak
343 U.S. 451 · Decided May 26, 1952 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Public Utilities Commission of the District of Columbia v. Pollak was decided on May 26, 1952 by a vote of 6–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Harold H. Burton wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Privacy” in the Privacy area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 343 U.S. 451 · 72 S. Ct. 813 · 96 L. Ed. 2d 1068 · 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2061
- Docket number
- 224
- Decided
- May 26, 1952
- Argued
- March 3, 1952
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–2
- Majority opinion
- Harold H. Burton
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Privacy
- Issue area
- Privacy
- Legal provision
- First Amendment (speech, press, and assembly)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority |
Did not participate: Felix Frankfurter.
Full case caption
Public Utilities Commission of the District of Columbia et al. v. Pollak et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1951-082, docket 1951-082-01.
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