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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.
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.
Prisoners committed to civil mental institutions have a right to a hearing to determine whether or not they are in fact mentally disordered. Brown v. Louisiana: 383 U.S. 131 (1966) first amendment, right to protest South Carolina v. Katzenbach: 383 U.S. 301 (1966) Voting Rights Act, Fifteenth Amendment Memoirs v. Massachusetts: Free Speech: 383 ...
Wyoming restores the voting rights of non-violent felons. [66] 2018. The residential address law in North Dakota is upheld by the United States Supreme Court. [29] Florida voting rights for people with a felony conviction is restored with some additional requirements needed in some cases. [66]
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The California Supreme Court rules in favor of abortion rights after hearing an appeal from Dr. Leon Belous, who had been convicted of referring a woman to someone who could provide her with an illegal abortion; [114] California's abortion law was declared unconstitutional in People v.
The Supreme Court upheld this practice in 2014, ruling that a president can only make a recess appointment when the Senate is out of session for 10 days or longer.
Dick concluded that the previous map devised by the state legislature likely violated the Voting Rights Act, a landmark 1965 U.S. law that bars racial discrimination in voting. The Supreme Court ...