United States v. Lovett
| United States v. Lovett | |
|---|---|
| Argued May 3–6, 1946 Decided June 3, 1946 | |
| Full case name | United States v. Lovett, consolidated with United States v. Watson, and United States v. Dodd |
| Citations | 328 U.S. 303 (more) 66 S. Ct. 1073; 90 L. Ed. 1252 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Lovett v. United States, 66 F. Supp. 142 (Ct. Cl. 1945); cert. granted, 327 U.S. 773 (1946). |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Black |
| Concurrence | Frankfurther, joined by Reed |
| Jackson took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. art. I, § 9 | |
United States v. Lovett, 328 U.S. 303 (1946), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that Congress may not forbid the payment of a salary to a specific individual, as it would constitute an unconstitutional bill of attainder.