Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer
343 U.S. 579 · Decided June 2, 1952 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer was decided on June 2, 1952 by a vote of 6–3. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Miscellaneous” in the Miscellaneous area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 343 U.S. 579 · 72 S. Ct. 863 · 96 L. Ed. 2d 1153 · 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2625
- Docket number
- 744
- Decided
- June 2, 1952
- Argued
- May 12, 1952
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Hugo L. Black
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Miscellaneous
- Issue area
- Miscellaneous
- Legal provision
- Executive order
- Type of law
- Other
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Unspecifiable what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Dissent | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Dissent |
Full case caption
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. et al. v. Sawyer
SCDB identifiers: case 1951-088, docket 1951-088-01.
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