Macdougall v. Green
335 U.S. 281 · Decided October 21, 1948 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Macdougall v. Green was decided on October 21, 1948 by a vote of 6–3. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Ballot access” in the Civil Rights area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 335 U.S. 281 · 69 S. Ct. 1 · 93 L. Ed. 2d 3 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 1668
- Docket number
- 348
- Decided
- October 21, 1948
- Argued
- October 18, 1948
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Per curiam (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Ballot access
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Fourteenth Amendment (due process)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Dissent | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Frank Murphy | Dissent | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Wiley B. Rutledge | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
Full case caption
Macdougall et al. v. Green, Governor of Illinois, et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1948-001, docket 1948-001-01.
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