Vinson Court
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The Vinson Court was the period in U.S. Supreme Court history (1946–1953) when Fred M. Vinson served as Chief Justice, overseeing key decisions on post–World War II civil liberties, federal power, and the early Cold War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vinson Court canonical | 3 |
| Vinson Court era | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | period of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| apexCourt | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
civil liberties
ⓘ
criminal procedure ⓘ federal power ⓘ labor law ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | judicial branch of the United States ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
deference to executive power in national security cases
ⓘ
divided opinions on incorporation of the Bill of Rights ⓘ incremental approach to civil rights ⓘ |
| chiefJustice | Fred M. Vinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionIncludes |
Felix Frankfurter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harold H. Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugo L. Black NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert H. Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ Sherman Minton NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanley F. Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom C. Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ William O. Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endTime | 1953 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Warren Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
early Cold War
ⓘ
post–World War II era ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fred M. Vinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDecision |
Adamson v. California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dennis v. United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Everson v. Board of Education NERFINISHED ⓘ Hirabayashi v. United States (postwar proceedings) NERFINISHED ⓘ Korematsu v. United States rehearing denial NERFINISHED ⓘ McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents NERFINISHED ⓘ Shelley v. Kraemer NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweatt v. Painter NERFINISHED ⓘ United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ United States v. Rabinowitz NERFINISHED ⓘ United States v. United Mine Workers NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolf v. Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversaw |
cases involving anti-communist legislation and prosecutions
ⓘ
early litigation challenging racial segregation in education ⓘ |
| precededBy | Stone Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentWhoAppointedChiefJustice | Harry S. Truman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1946 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
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Vinson Court era