50 U.S.C. § 551
Section 551 · 551 to 556. Repealed. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 53, 70A Stat. 641
Applied in 36 court decisions — leading case United States Ex Rel. Toth v. Quarles (1955)
Most recently applied in United States v. Shelton (June 1988)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Section 551, act May 5, 1950, ch. 169, 1, 64 Stat. 108, defined terms used in this chapter. See sections 101 and 801 of Title 10, Armed Forces. Section 552, acts May 5, 1950, ch. 169, 1, 64 Stat. 109; Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 852, 23, 70 Stat. 911, related to persons subject to Articles of War. See section 802 of Title 10. Act Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 852, 23, 70 Stat. 911 was repealed by Pub. L. 87–651, title III, § 307A, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 526. Section 553, act May 5, 1950, ch. 169, 1, 64 Stat. 109, related to jurisdiction to try certain personnel. See section 803 of Title 10. Section 554, act May 5, 1950, ch. 169, 1, 64 Stat. 110, provided for dismissed officers right to trial by court-martial. See section 804 of Title 10. Section 555, act May 5, 1950, ch. 169, 1, 64 Stat. 110, provided that this chapter should be applicable in all places. See section 805 of Title 10. Section 556, act May 5, 1950, ch. 169, 1, 64 Stat. 110, related to judge advocates and legal officers. See section 806 of Title 10.