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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. |
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Term: 1963 |
Important Dates |
Argued: October 22, 1963 |
Decided: March 23, 1964 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
8-1 |
Majority |
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Arthur Goldberg • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl 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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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