Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee v. McGrath
341 U.S. 123 · Decided April 30, 1951 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee v. McGrath was decided on April 30, 1951 by a vote of 5–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Harold H. Burton wrote the opinion announcing the judgment of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Standing, justiciable question” in the Judicial Power area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 341 U.S. 123 · 71 S. Ct. 624 · 95 L. Ed. 2d 817 · 1951 U.S. LEXIS 2349
- Docket number
- 8
- Decided
- April 30, 1951
- Argued
- October 11, 1950
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–3
- Majority opinion
- Harold H. Burton
- Opinion assigned by
- Hugo L. Black
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Standing, justiciable question
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- Article III, Section 2, Paragraph 1 (case or controversy requirement)
- Type of law
- Constitution
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Judgment of the Court | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Dissent | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Dissent |
Did not participate: Tom C. Clark.
Full case caption
Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee v. McGrath, Attorney General, et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1950-068, docket 1950-068-01.
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