United States ex Rel. Johnson v. Shaughnessy
336 U.S. 806 · Decided May 9, 1949 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
United States ex Rel. Johnson v. Shaughnessy was decided on May 9, 1949 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Deportation” in the Civil Rights area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 336 U.S. 806 · 69 S. Ct. 921 · 93 L. Ed. 2d 1054 · 1949 U.S. LEXIS 2447
- Docket number
- 506
- Decided
- May 9, 1949
- Argued
- April 19, 1949
- 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
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Hugo L. Black
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Deportation
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Immigration and Nationality statutes
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Frank Murphy | Majority | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Wiley B. Rutledge | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Dissent | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Dissent |
Full case caption
United States ex Rel. Johnson v. Shaughnessy, Acting District Director of Immigration and Naturalization
SCDB identifiers: case 1948-073, docket 1948-073-01.
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