Moser v. United States
341 U.S. 41 · Decided April 9, 1951 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Moser v. United States was decided on April 9, 1951 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Sherman Minton wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Immigration, citizenship” in the Civil Rights area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 341 U.S. 41 · 71 S. Ct. 553 · 95 L. Ed. 2d 729 · 1951 U.S. LEXIS 2018
- Docket number
- 301
- Decided
- April 9, 1951
- Argued
- March 7, 1951
- 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
- Sherman Minton
- Opinion assigned by
- Hugo L. Black
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Immigration, citizenship
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Treaty
- Type of law
- Other
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Special concurrence | Co-authored an opinion |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Special concurrence | Co-authored an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Moser v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 1950-058, docket 1950-058-01.
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