Cassell v. Texas
339 U.S. 282 · Decided April 24, 1950 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Cassell v. Texas was decided on April 24, 1950 by a vote of 7–1. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Stanley F. Reed wrote the opinion announcing the judgment of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Desegregation (general)” in the Civil Rights area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 339 U.S. 282 · 70 S. Ct. 629 · 94 L. Ed. 2d 839 · 1950 U.S. LEXIS 2069
- Docket number
- 46
- Decided
- April 24, 1950
- Argued
- November 10, 1949
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–1
- Majority opinion
- Stanley F. Reed
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Desegregation (general)
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Fourteenth Amendment (equal protection)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Judgment of the Court | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Special concurrence | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Special concurrence |
Did not participate: William O. Douglas.
Full case caption
Cassell v. Texas
SCDB identifiers: case 1949-065, docket 1949-065-01.
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