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DOMBROWSKI et al. v. EASTLAND et al. (1967)
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| DOMBROWSKI et al. v. EASTLAND et al. |
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| Term: 1966 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: February 20, 1967 |
| Decided: May 15, 1967 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded |
| Vote |
| 8-0 |
| Majority |
| William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Abe Fortas • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White |
DOMBROWSKI et al. v. EASTLAND et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 15, 1967. The case was argued before the court on February 20, 1967.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: First Amendment - Legislative investigations: concerning internal security only
- Petitioner: Witness, or person under subpoena
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: U.S. senator
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 387 U.S. 82
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown
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.
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