United States v. Williams (1951)
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United States v. Williams, 341 U.S. 70 (1951), is a decision by the United States Supreme Court that provides that 18 U.S.C. § 241 (protecting US citizens' Fourteenth Amendment rights from individuals sworn to uphold laws) may be applied only to federal cases and is not available to state governments.[1]
Quick Facts United States v. Williams, Argued January 8, 1951 Decided April 23, 1951 ...
United States v. Williams | |
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Argued January 8, 1951 Decided April 23, 1951 | |
Full case name | United States v. Jay G. Williams et al. |
Citations | 341 U.S. 70 (more) 71 S. Ct. 581; 95 L. Ed. 758 |
Case history | |
Prior | Williams v. United States, 179 F.2d 644 (5th Cir. 1950) |
Holding | |
An allegation where individuals acted under color of State law in an indictment under § 241 does not extend the protection of the section to rights that the US Constitution guarantees against only abridgment by the states. (affirming 5th Circuit) | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Frankfurter, joined by Vinson, Jackson, Minton |
Concurrence | Black |
Dissent | Douglas, joined by Reed, Burton, Clark |
Laws applied | |
18 U.S.C. § 241 |
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