Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee v. McGrath
1951 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee v. McGrath, 341 U.S. 123 (1951), was a United States Supreme Court case that held that groups could sue to challenge their inclusion on the Attorney General's List of Subversive Organizations. The decision was fractured on its reasoning, with each of the Justices in the majority writing separate opinions.
Quick Facts Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee v. McGrath, Argued October 11, 1950 Decided April 30, 1951 ...
Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee v. McGrath | |
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Argued October 11, 1950 Decided April 30, 1951 | |
Full case name | Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee v. J. Howard McGrath, Attorney General, et al. |
Citations | 341 U.S. 123 (more) 71 S. Ct. 624; 95 L. Ed. 2d 817; 1951 U.S. LEXIS 2349 |
Holding | |
The judgments are reversed and the cases are remanded to the District Court with instructions to deny the motions that the complaints be dismissed for failure to state claims upon which relief could be granted. | |
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Case opinions | |
Plurality | Burton, joined by Douglas |
Concurrence | Black |
Concurrence | Frankfurter |
Concurrence | Jackson |
Concurrence | Douglas |
Dissent | Reed, joined by Vinson, Minton |
Clark took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. |
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