Tom We Shung v. Brownell
346 U.S. 906 · Decided December 7, 1953 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Tom We Shung v. Brownell was decided on December 7, 1953 by a vote of 6–3. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Deportation” in the Civil Rights area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 346 U.S. 906 · 74 S. Ct. 237 · 98 L. Ed. 2d 405 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 1386
- Docket number
- 241
- Decided
- December 7, 1953
- Argued
- December 3, 1953
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Per curiam (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Deportation
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- 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 | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Dissent | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority |
Full case caption
Tom We Shung v. Brownell, Attorney General, et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1953-029, docket 1953-029-01.
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