Cox v. United States

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Cox v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued October 14-15, 1947
Decided November 24, 1947
Full case name: Cox v. United States
Citations: 332 U.S. 442; 68 S. Ct. 115; 92 L. Ed. 59; 1947 U.S. LEXIS 1586
Prior history: Certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit.
Holding
Court membership
Chief Justice: Fred M. Vinson
Associate Justices: Hugo Black, Stanley Forman Reed, Felix Frankfurter, William O. Douglas, Frank Murphy, Robert H. Jackson, Wiley Blount Rutledge, Harold Hitz Burton
Case opinions
Majority by: Reed
Joined by: Jackson, Vinson, Burton, Frankfurter
Dissent by: Douglas
Joined by: Black
Dissent by: Murphy
Joined by: Rutledge

Cox v. United States, 332 U.S. 442 (1947),[1] was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States that courts have limited scope of review over board's classification of Jehovah's Witness as conscientious objector rather than minister.

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[edit] Introduction

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[edit] Prior history

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[edit] Facts of the case

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[edit] Decision of the Court

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[edit] Majority decision

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[edit] Minority opinions

[edit] Effects of the decision

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[edit] Critical response

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[edit] Subsequent history

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[edit] References

  1. ^ 332 U.S. 442 Full text of the opinion courtesy of Findlaw.com.

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