CAMPBELL et al. v. UNITED STATES (1961)

CAMPBELL et al. v. UNITED STATES
	Term: 1960
Important Dates
	Argued: December 6, 1960
	Decided: January 23, 1961
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren
Dissenting
	Tom Clark • Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Charles Whittaker

CAMPBELL et al. v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 23, 1961. The case was argued before the court on December 6, 1960.

In a 5-4 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 Massachusetts U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - discovery and inspection (in the context of criminal litigation only, otherwise Freedom of Information Act and related federal or state statutes or regulations)
Petitioner: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: United States
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 365 U.S. 85
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: William Brennan

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.