Hughes v. United States
Decided February 4, 1952. Hugo Lafayette Black delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 86 · 342 U.S. 353 (1952)
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Decided 7–0.
Majority · 7
- Hugo Lafayette Black · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Felix Frankfurter
- Frederick Moore Vinson
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Sherman Minton
- Stanley Forman Reed
- William Orville Douglas
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