Dickinson v. United States

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Dickinson v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Full case name: Citations: 346 U.S. 389
Holding
Court membership
Case opinions

Dickinson v. United States, 346 U.S. 389 (1953),^[1] was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held there was no basis for denying petitioner's claim to ministerial exemption from military service, and his conviction for refusing to submit to his local board's induction order was reversed.

Contents 1 Introduction 2 Prior history 3 Facts of the case 4 Decision of the Court 4.1 Majority decision 4.2 Minority opinions 5 Effects of the decision 6 Critical response 7 Subsequent history 8 References 9 See also 10 External links

[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

Justice Clark delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Court ruled that classification as minister is not available to all members of a sect notwithstanding doctrine that all are ministers; but part-time secular work does not, without more, disqualify member from satisfying the ministerial exemption.

[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. ^ 346 U.S. 389 Full text of the opinion courtesy of Findlaw.com.

[edit] See also

• List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 346

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