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GREEN et al. v. UNITED STATES (1958)

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GREEN et al. v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1957
Important Dates
Argued: October 21, 1957
Decided: March 31, 1958
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-4
Majority
Harold BurtonTom ClarkJohn Harlan IICharles Whittaker
Concurring
Felix Frankfurter
Dissenting
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanWilliam DouglasEarl Warren

GREEN et al. v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 31, 1958. The case was argued before the court on October 21, 1957.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Southern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1950s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Warren Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Contempt of court or congress
  • Petitioner: Person convicted of crime
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 356 U.S. 165
  • 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: John Harlan II

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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