Klapprott v. United States
335 U.S. 601 · Decided January 17, 1949 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Klapprott v. United States was decided on January 17, 1949 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion announcing the judgment of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Immigration, loss of citizenship or denaturalization” in the Civil Rights area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 335 U.S. 601 · 69 S. Ct. 384 · 93 L. Ed. 2d 266 · 1949 U.S. LEXIS 3019
- Docket number
- 42
- Decided
- January 17, 1949
- Argued
- October 20, 1948
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Federal Rules of Civil or Appellate Procedure
- Type of law
- Court rules
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Judgment of the Court | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Frank Murphy | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Dissent | |
| Justice Wiley B. Rutledge | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Dissent |
Full case caption
Klapprott v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 1948-023, docket 1948-023-01.
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