The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Abstract

Argument: Tuesday, February 8, 1955
Reargument: Thursday, October 13, 1955
Decision: Monday, November 7, 1955
Issues: Civil Rights, Military Residency Requirements, Veteran
Categories: commander in chief, criminal, jurisdiction, presidency

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Facts of the Case

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

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Decision: 6 votes for Toth, 3 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Article 1, Section 8, Paragraph 11: War Power
Voted with the majority
Douglas
Wrote the majority opinion
Black
Voted with the majority
Warren
Voted with the majority
Clark
Voted with the majority
Frankfurter
Wrote a dissent, joined Reed's dissent
Minton
Wrote a dissent
Reed
Voted with the majority
Harlan
Voted with the minority, joined Reed's dissent, joined Minton's dissent
Burton
Full Opinion by Justice Hugo L. Black

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The Oyez Project, Toth v. Quarles, 350 U.S. 11 (1955),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1954/1954_3/>
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