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BRADLEY et al. v. UNITED STATES (1973)

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BRADLEY et al. v. UNITED STATES |
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Term: 1972 |
Important Dates |
Argued: January 8, 1973 |
Decided: March 5, 1973 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
8-1 |
Majority |
Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart |
Concurring |
William Brennan • Byron White |
Dissenting |
William Douglas |
BRADLEY et al. v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 5, 1973. The case was argued before the court on January 8, 1973.
In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Massachusetts U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - statutory construction of criminal laws: narcotics includes regulation and prohibition of alcohol
- Petitioner: Person convicted of crime
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: United States
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 410 U.S. 605
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Thurgood Marshall
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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