- Cox v. United States
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Cox v. United States 
Supreme Court of the United StatesArgued October 14–15, 1947
Decided November 24, 1947Full case name Cox v. United States Citations 332 U.S. 442 (more)
68 S. Ct. 115; 92 L. Ed. 59; 1947 U.S. LEXIS 1586Prior history Certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit. Holding Court membership Chief Justice
Fred M. VinsonAssociate Justices
Hugo Black · Stanley F. Reed
Felix Frankfurter · William O. Douglas
Frank Murphy · Robert H. Jackson
Wiley B. Rutledge · Harold H. BurtonCase opinions Majority Reed, joined by Jackson, Vinson, Burton, Frankfurter Dissent Douglas, joined by Black Dissent Murphy, joined by Rutledge Cox v. United States, 332 U.S. 442 (1947),[1] was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States found that courts have limited scope of review over board's classification of Jehovah's Witness as conscientious objector rather than minister.
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- ^ 332 U.S. 442 Full text of the opinion courtesy of Findlaw.com.
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