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In addition to his chief justiceship, Vinson served as circuit justice for the Fourth Circuit and the District of Columbia Circuit from June 26, 1946, until his death on September 8, 1953. [4] Fred M. Vinson bust, U.S. Supreme Court, Washington, D.C. Sculptor Jimilu Mason.
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.
[2] [3] Black and Douglas allegedly leaked to newspapers that they would resign if Jackson were appointed Chief Justice. [3] On June 6, 1946, Truman nominated Fred M. Vinson, an old friend, as Stone's replacement. Vinson was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 20, 1946 by voice vote. [1]
Chief Justice Fred Vinson, one of the Terminiello dissenters, cited Jackson's warning the following year in American Communications Association v. ... Chief Justice Warren Burger, in yet another ...
Byron White, 83rd associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, clerked for Chief Justice Fred Vinson during the 1946 term.. Law clerks have assisted the justices of the United States Supreme Court in various capacities since the first one was hired by Justice Horace Gray in 1882. [1]
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.
In a 6–3 decision delivered by Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson, the Supreme Court upheld Feiner's arrest.. Focusing on the "rise up in arms and fight for their rights" part of Feiner's speech, the Court found that Feiner's First Amendment rights were not violated because his arrest came when the police thought that a riot might occur; the police attempted to suppress Feiner's message not based ...
Cases of the Supreme Court of the United States decided during the tenure of Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson (1946–53). Subcategories. This category has only the ...