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The Vinson Court refers to the Supreme Court of the United States from 1946 to 1953, when Fred M. Vinson served as Chief Justice of the United States.Vinson succeeded Harlan F. Stone as Chief Justice after the latter's death, and Vinson served as Chief Justice until his death, at which point Earl Warren was nominated and confirmed to succeed Vinson.
Vinson Court decisions This is a partial chronological list of cases decided by the United States Supreme Court during the Vinson Court , the tenure of Chief Justice Frederick Moore Vinson from June 24, 1946 through September 8, 1953.
Terminiello v. City of Chicago, 337 U.S. 1 (1949), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that a "breach of peace" ordinance of the City of Chicago that banned speech that "stirs the public to anger, invites dispute, brings about a condition of unrest, or creates a disturbance" was unconstitutional under the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States ...
Kotch v. Board of River Port Pilot Commissioners, 330 U.S. 552 (1947), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a preference for nepotism is an acceptable rational basis for a state policy. [1] Kotch was a foundational case for the development of rational basis review. [2]
How a 1949 Supreme Court dissent gave birth to a meme that subverts free speech and civil liberties ... Unlike Vinson, he did not cite Jackson, and he did not rule in the government's favor ...
It includes United States Supreme Court cases that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Cases of the Supreme Court of the United States decided during the tenure of Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson (1946–53).
During a court appearance on Friday, Jan. 3, Vinson referred to one of the allegedly abducted children as her child, and appeared to have an outburst in front of the judge.
The Supreme Court reversed the court of appeals 6-2 and reinstated the district court order affirming the action of the Patent Office. The majority opinion was per curiam and joined in by Chief Justice Fred Vinson and Justices Hugo Black , Stanley Reed , Harold Burton , Tom C. Clark , and Sherman Minton .