JOINT ANTI-FASCIST REFUGEE COMMITTEE v. McGRATH, ATTORNEY GENERAL, ET AL. (1951)

JOINT ANTI-FASCIST REFUGEE COMMITTEE v. McGRATH, ATTORNEY GENERAL, ET AL.
	Term: 1950
Important Dates
	Argued: October 11, 1950
	Decided: April 30, 1951
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	5-3
Judgment of the court
	Harold Burton
Concurring
	Hugo Black • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson
Dissenting
	Sherman Minton • Stanley Reed • Frederick Vinson

JOINT ANTI-FASCIST REFUGEE COMMITTEE v. McGRATH, ATTORNEY GENERAL, ET AL. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 30, 1951. The case was argued before the court on October 11, 1950.

In a 5-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the District of Columbia District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - Standing to sue: justiciable question
Petitioner: Eleemosynary institution or person
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: attorney general of the United States, or his office
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 341 U.S. 123
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Frederick Vinson
Who wrote the majority opinion: Harold Burton

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 liberal.