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Reid v. Covert

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Advocates
J. Lee Rankin (Solicitor General, Department of Justice, reargued the cause for appellant in No. 701 and petitioner in No. 713)
Frederick Bernays Wiener (reargued the cause for appellee in No. 701 and respondent in No. 713)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
701
Petitioner: 
Curtis Reid
Respondent: 
Claris Covert
Consolidation: 
No. 713, Kinsella, Warden v. Krueger
Heard By: 
Warren Court (1955-1956)
Decided By: 
Warren Court (1957-1958)
Opinion: 
354 U.S. 1 (1957)
Argued: 
Thursday, May 3, 1956
Reargued: 
Wednesday, February 27, 1957
Decided: 
Monday, June 10, 1957
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Military Residency Requirements, Active Duty
Categories: 
commander in chief, international relations, criminal

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Reid v. Covert , 354 U.S. 1 (1957)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1955/1955_701_2)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

None

Question: 

None

Conclusion: 

None

Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Covert, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Uniform Code of Military Justice

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Voted with the majority
Warren
Wrote the judgment of the Court
Black
Wrote a special concurrence
Frankfurter
Voted with the majority
Douglas
Voted with the minority, joined Clark's dissent
Burton
Wrote a dissent
Clark
Wrote a special concurrence
Harlan
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Did not participate
Whittaker

Judgment of the Court by Justice Hugo L. Black