Kwong Hai Chew v. Colding
344 U.S. 590 · Decided February 9, 1953 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Kwong Hai Chew v. Colding was decided on February 9, 1953 by a vote of 8–1. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Harold H. Burton wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Due process, hearing or notice” in the Due Process area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 344 U.S. 590 · 73 S. Ct. 472 · 97 L. Ed. 2d 576 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2554
- Docket number
- 17
- Decided
- February 9, 1953
- Argued
- October 17, 1952
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 8–1
- Majority opinion
- Harold H. Burton
- Opinion assigned by
- Hugo L. Black
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Due process, hearing or notice
- Issue area
- Due Process
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal 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 | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Dissent |
Full case caption
Kwong Hai Chew v. Colding et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1952-047, docket 1952-047-01.
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