Confederated Bands of Ute Indians v. United States
Decided February 17, 1947. Hugo Lafayette Black delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 141 · 330 U.S. 169 (1947)
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 6
- Hugo Lafayette Black · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Frederick Moore Vinson
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Robert Houghwout Jackson
- Stanley Forman Reed
- Wiley Blount Rutledge
Dissenting · 3
- Felix Frankfurter
- Frank Murphy · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Orville Douglas
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