Gibson v. United States

Gibson v. United States, 329 U.S. 338 (1946), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that a Jehovah's Witness minister could appeal his classification without first appearing at induction camp.[1]

Gibson v. United States
Argued January 2–3, 1946
Reargued October 23, 1946
Decided December 23, 1946
Full case nameGibson v. United States
Citations329 U.S. 338 (more)
67 S. Ct. 301; 91 L. Ed. 331; 1946 U.S. LEXIS 1584
Case history
Prior
  • Gibson v. United States, 149 F.2d 751 (8th Cir. 1945); cert. granted, 326 U.S. 708 (1945)
  • Dodez v. United States, 154 F.2d 637 (6th Cir. 1946); cert. granted, 328 U.S. 828 (1946)
Court membership
Chief Justice
Fred M. Vinson
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · Stanley F. Reed
Felix Frankfurter · William O. Douglas
Frank Murphy · Robert H. Jackson
Wiley B. Rutledge · Harold H. Burton
Case opinions
MajorityRutledge, joined by unanimous
ConcurrenceMurphy

References

  1. Gibson v. United States, 329 U.S. 338 (1946).
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