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COOLIDGE v. NEW HAMPSHIRE

Term: 1970
Important Dates
Argued: January 12, 1971
Decided: June 21, 1971
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
5-4
Majority
William Brennan • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart
Concurring
John Harlan II
Dissenting
Hugo Black • Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Byron White

COOLIDGE v. NEW HAMPSHIRE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 21, 1971. The case was argued before the court on January 12, 1971.

In a 5-4 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 Hampshire State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Search and seizure, vehicles
Petitioner: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State
Respondent state: New Hampshire
Citation: 403 U.S. 443
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: Potter Stewart

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.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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