United States v. Harriss

United States v. Harriss
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued October 19, 1953
Decided June 7, 1954
Full case nameUnited States v. Harriss, et al.
Citations347 U.S. 612 (more)
74 S. Ct. 808; 98 L. Ed. 989; 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2657
Case history
PriorAppeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Holding
The Court upheld the act's constitutionality, but also narrowed the scope and application of the act.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
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
MajorityWarren, joined by Reed, Frankfurter, Burton, Minton
DissentDouglas, joined by Black
DissentJackson
Clark took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Laws applied
Regulation of Lobbying Act

United States v. Harriss, 347 U.S. 612 (1954), was a U.S. Supreme Court case applied directly to the Regulation of Lobbying Act.

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