Aeronautical Industrial District Lodge 727 v. Campbell
337 U.S. 521 · Decided June 20, 1949 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Aeronautical Industrial District Lodge 727 v. Campbell was decided on June 20, 1949 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Felix Frankfurter wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Military, veterans” in the Civil Rights area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 337 U.S. 521 · 69 S. Ct. 1287 · 93 L. Ed. 2d 1513 · 1949 U.S. LEXIS 2989
- Docket number
- 333
- Decided
- June 20, 1949
- Argued
- January 31, 1949
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Felix Frankfurter
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Military, veterans
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Selective Service statutes
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Frank Murphy | Majority | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Wiley B. Rutledge | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
Full case caption
Aeronautical Industrial District Lodge 727 v. Campbell et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1948-098, docket 1948-098-01.
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