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MITCHELL ET AL., MEMBERS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, v. COHEN (1948)

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MITCHELL ET AL., MEMBERS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, v. COHEN
Term: 1947
Important Dates
Argued: January 6, 1948
Decided: March 8, 1948
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
8-1
Majority
Hugo BlackHarold BurtonFelix FrankfurterRobert JacksonFrank MurphyStanley ReedWiley RutledgeFrederick Vinson
Dissenting
William Douglas

MITCHELL ET AL., MEMBERS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, v. COHEN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 8, 1948. The case was argued before the court on January 6, 1948.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the District of Columbia District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - military: veteran
  • Petitioner: Civil Service Commission, U.S.
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Veteran
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 333 U.S. 411
  • 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: Frank Murphy

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.

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