Dickinson v. United States
1953 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dickinson v. United States, 346 U.S. 389 (1953), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held there was no basis for denying a petitioner's (a Jehovah's Witness) claim to ministerial exemption from military service, and his conviction for refusing to submit to his local board's induction order was reversed.[1]
Quick Facts Dickinson v. United States, Argued October 21, 1953 Decided November 30, 1953 ...
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Argued October 21, 1953 Decided November 30, 1953 | |
Full case name | Dickinson v. United States |
Citations | 346 U.S. 389 (more) 74 S. Ct. 152; 98 L. Ed. 2d 132; 1953 U.S. LEXIS 1425 |
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Majority | Clark, joined by Warren, Black, Reed, Frankfurter, Douglas |
Dissent | Jackson, joined by Burton, Minton |
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