Takahashi v. Fish and Game Commission
334 U.S. 410 · Decided June 7, 1948 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Takahashi v. Fish and Game Commission was decided on June 7, 1948 by a vote of 7–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Employability of aliens” in the Civil Rights area. SCDB records that the Court declared a state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision unconstitutional.
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Case details
- Citations
- 334 U.S. 410 · 68 S. Ct. 1138 · 92 L. Ed. 2d 1478 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2718
- Docket number
- 533
- Decided
- June 7, 1948
- Argued
- April 21, 1948
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–2
- Majority opinion
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Employability of aliens
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- 8 U.S.C. § 41
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Held unconstitutional
- A state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Frank Murphy | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Dissent | |
| Justice Wiley B. Rutledge | Concurrence | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
Full case caption
Takahashi v. Fish and Game Commission et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1947-092, docket 1947-092-01.
Related decisions
Other cases on “Employability of aliens”
- Sugarman v. DougallLaw held unconstitutional
- In re Griffiths
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- Saxbe v. Bustos
- De Canas v. Bica
- Hampton v. Mow Sun WongLaw held unconstitutional
Same Term, same area (Civil Rights)
- Delgadillo v. Carmichael
- Patton v. Mississippi
- Sipuel v. Board of Regents of the University of OklahomaLaw held unconstitutional
- Oyama v. CaliforniaLaw held unconstitutional
- Le Maistre v. Leffers
- Fong Haw Tan v. Phelan
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