Oklahoma v. United States Civil Service Commission
330 U.S. 127 · Decided February 10, 1947 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Oklahoma v. United States Civil Service Commission was decided on February 10, 1947 by a vote of 5–2. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Stanley F. Reed wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “First Amendment, miscellaneous” in the First Amendment area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 330 U.S. 127 · 67 S. Ct. 544 · 91 L. Ed. 794 · 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2860
- Docket number
- 84
- Decided
- February 10, 1947
- Argued
- October 17, 1946
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–2
- Majority opinion
- Stanley F. Reed
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- First Amendment, miscellaneous
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Legal provision
- 18 U.S.C. § 12
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- 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 | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Wiley B. Rutledge | Dissent | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
Did not participate: Frank Murphy, Robert H. Jackson.
Full case caption
Oklahoma v. United States Civil Service Commission
SCDB identifiers: case 1946-051, docket 1946-051-01.
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