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BANCO NACIONAL DE CUBA v. SABBATINO, RECEIVER, et al. (1964)

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BANCO NACIONAL DE CUBA v. SABBATINO, RECEIVER, et al.
Term: 1963
Important Dates
Argued: October 22, 1963
Decided: March 23, 1964
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
8-1
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanTom ClarkWilliam DouglasArthur GoldbergJohn Harlan IIPotter StewartEarl Warren
Dissenting
Byron White

BANCO NACIONAL DE CUBA v. SABBATINO, RECEIVER, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 23, 1964. The case was argued before the court on October 22, 1963.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the New York Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Act of State doctrine
  • Petitioner: Foreign nation or instrumentality
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 376 U.S. 398
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: John Harlan II

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.

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