EAGLES, POST COMMANDING OFFICER, v. UNITED STATES EX REL. HOROWITZ (1946)

EAGLES, POST COMMANDING OFFICER, v. UNITED STATES EX REL. HOROWITZ
	Term: 1946
Important Dates
	Argued: November 21, 1946
	Decided: December 23, 1946
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • Harold Burton • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Wiley Rutledge • Frederick Vinson

EAGLES, POST COMMANDING OFFICER, v. UNITED STATES EX REL. HOROWITZ is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 23, 1946. The case was argued before the court on November 21, 1946.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New Jersey New Jersey U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: First Amendment - Conscientious objectors (cf. military draftee or military active duty) to military service
Petitioner: Secretary or administrative unit or personnel of the U.S. Army
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Person subject to selective service, including conscientious objector
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 329 U.S. 317
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Frederick Vinson
Who wrote the majority opinion: William Douglas

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.