Dickinson v. United States

Summary

Dickinson v. United States, 346 U.S. 389 (1953), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held there was no basis for denying a petitioner's (a Jehovah's Witness) claim to ministerial exemption from military service, and his conviction for refusing to submit to his local board's induction order was reversed.[1]

Dickinson v. United States
Argued October 21, 1953
Decided November 30, 1953
Full case nameDickinson v. United States
Citations346 U.S. 389 (more)
74 S. Ct. 152; 98 L. Ed. 2d 132; 1953 U.S. LEXIS 1425
Court membership
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · Stanley F. Reed
Felix Frankfurter · William O. Douglas
Robert H. Jackson · Harold H. Burton
Tom C. Clark · Sherman Minton
Case opinions
MajorityClark, joined by Warren, Black, Reed, Frankfurter, Douglas
DissentJackson, joined by Burton, Minton

Decision of the Court edit

Justice Clark delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Court ruled that classification as minister is not available to all members of a sect notwithstanding doctrine that all are ministers; but part-time secular work does not, without more, disqualify member from satisfying the ministerial exemption.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Dickinson v. United States, 346 U.S. 389 (1953).   This article incorporates public domain material from this U.S government document.

External links edit

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