Securities and Exchange Commission v. Drexel & Co.
Decided February 28, 1955. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 153 · 348 U.S. 341 (1955)
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–2.
Majority · 6
- William Orville Douglas · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Earl Warren
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Sherman Minton
- Stanley Forman Reed
- Tom C. Clark
Dissenting · 2
- Felix Frankfurter · filed a dissenting opinion
- Harold Hitz Burton
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