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Case Name	KINSELLA, WARDEN, v. UNITED STATES ex rel. SINGLETON LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	January 18, 1960
Date Argument	October 22, 1959
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	361 U.S. 234 80 S. Ct. 297 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1742 4 L. Ed. 2d 268
Docket	22

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	West Virginia Southern U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	West Virginia Southern U.S. District Court
Petitioner	United States
Respondent	military personnel, or dependent of, including reservist

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 3)	CIVIL RIGHTS Military: Active Duty FEDERAL STATUTE Universal Code of Military Justice
Vote Coalition	7 - 2
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Black Douglas Clark Warren Brennan special concurrence Whittaker Stewart dissent Frankfurter Harlan
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 3)	CIVIL RIGHTS Military: Active Duty CONSTITUTION Article I, Section 8, Paragraph 14 (governance of the armed forces)
Vote Coalition	7 - 2
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Black Douglas Clark Warren Brennan special concurrence Whittaker Stewart dissent Frankfurter Harlan
Issue/Legal Provision (3 of 3)	CIVIL RIGHTS Military: Active Duty CONSTITUTION Article I, Section 8, Paragraph 18 (necessary and proper clause)
Vote Coalition	7 - 2
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Black Douglas Clark Warren Brennan special concurrence Whittaker Stewart dissent Frankfurter Harlan

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1959-020-01

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