CAMARA v. MUNICIPAL COURT OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO (1967)

CAMARA v. MUNICIPAL COURT OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
	Term: 1966
Important Dates
	Argued: February 15, 1967
	Decided: June 5, 1967
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Abe Fortas • Earl Warren • Byron White
Dissenting
	Tom Clark • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart

CAMARA v. MUNICIPAL COURT OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 5, 1967. The case was argued before the court on February 15, 1967.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the California State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - search and seizure (other than as pertains to vehicles or Crime Control Act)
Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Court or judicial district
Respondent state: California
Citation: 387 U.S. 523
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
Who wrote the majority opinion: Byron White

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 liberal.