United States v. Williams (1951)

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United States v. Williams
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued January 8, 1951
Decided April 23, 1951
Full case nameUnited States v. Jay G. Williams et al.
Citations341 U.S. 70 (more)
71 S. Ct. 581; 95 L. Ed. 758
Case history
PriorWilliams 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)
Court membership
Chief Justice
Fred M. Vinson
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · Stanley F. Reed
Felix Frankfurter · William O. Douglas
Robert H. Jackson · Harold H. Burton
Tom C. Clark · Sherman Minton
Case opinions
MajorityFrankfurter, joined by Vinson, Jackson, Minton
ConcurrenceBlack
DissentDouglas, joined by Reed, Burton, Clark
Laws applied
18 U.S.C. § 241

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]

  1. ^ United States v. Williams, 341 U.S. 70 (1951).