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Fred M. Vinson was an American jurist who served as the thirteenth Chief Justice of the United States from 1946 until his death in 1953. Appointed by President Harry S. Truman, he led the Supreme Court during early Cold War disputes over national security and civil liberties, including Dennis v.
United States, in which the Court upheld convictions under the Smith Act. Vinson died while still in office, ending a tenure marked by a security-focused period in the Court's work.
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