SUNAL v. LARGE, SUPERINTENDENT, FEDERAL PRISON CAMP (1947) - Ballotpedia

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SUNAL v. LARGE, SUPERINTENDENT, FEDERAL PRISON CAMP

Term: 1946
Important Dates
Argued: April 1, 1947
Decided: June 23, 1947
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-3
Majority
Hugo Black • William Douglas • Robert Jackson • Stanley Reed • Frederick Vinson
Concurring
Harold Burton
Dissenting
Felix Frankfurter • Frank Murphy • Wiley Rutledge

SUNAL v. LARGE, SUPERINTENDENT, FEDERAL PRISON CAMP is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 23, 1947. The case was argued before the court on April 1, 1947.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the West Virginia West Virginia Southern 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: Person subject to selective service, including conscientious objector
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: United States
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 332 U.S. 174
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.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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