United States ex Rel. Toth v. Quarles
350 U.S. 11 · Decided November 7, 1955 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
United States ex Rel. Toth v. Quarles was decided on November 7, 1955 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Military, veterans” in the Civil Rights area. SCDB records that the Court declared an act of Congress unconstitutional.
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Case details
- Citations
- 350 U.S. 11 · 76 S. Ct. 1 · 100 L. Ed. 2d 8 · 1955 U.S. LEXIS 167
- Docket number
- 3
- Decided
- November 7, 1955
- Argued
- February 8, 1955
- Reargued
- October 13, 1955
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Military, veterans
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Article I, Section 8, Paragraph 11 (war power)
- Type of law
- Constitution
- Held unconstitutional
- An act of Congress
- 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 Harold H. Burton | Dissent | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority |
Full case caption
United States ex Rel. Toth v. Quarles, Secretary of the Air Force
SCDB identifiers: case 1955-004, docket 1955-004-01.
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