Gibson v. United States

Gibson v. United States, 329 U.S. 338 (1946), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that a Jehovah's Witness minister could appeal his classification without first appearing at induction camp.^[1]

Full case nameGibson v. United States

Citations329 U.S. 338 (more)

67 S. Ct. 301; 91 L. Ed. 331; 1946 U.S. LEXIS 1584

Prior

• Gibson v. United States, 149 F.2d 751 (8th Cir. 1945); cert. granted, 326 U.S. 708 (1945)
• Dodez v. United States, 154 F.2d 637 (6th Cir. 1946); cert. granted, 328 U.S. 828 (1946)

MajorityRutledge, joined by unanimous

Quick facts Argued January 2–3, 1946Reargued October 23, 1946 Decided December 23, 1946, Full case name ...

Gibson v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued January 2–3, 1946 Reargued October 23, 1946 Decided December 23, 1946
Full case name	Gibson v. United States
Citations	329 U.S. 338 (more) 67 S. Ct. 301; 91 L. Ed. 331; 1946 U.S. LEXIS 1584
Case history
Prior	Gibson v. United States, 149 F.2d 751 (8th Cir. 1945); cert. granted, 326 U.S. 708 (1945) Dodez v. United States, 154 F.2d 637 (6th Cir. 1946); cert. granted, 328 U.S. 828 (1946)
Court membership
Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson Associate Justices Hugo Black · Stanley F. Reed Felix Frankfurter · William O. Douglas Frank Murphy · Robert H. Jackson Wiley B. Rutledge · Harold H. Burton
Case opinions
Majority	Rutledge, joined by unanimous
Concurrence	Murphy

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