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KUGLER, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEW JERSEY, et al. v. HELFANT (1975)

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KUGLER, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEW JERSEY, et al. v. HELFANT
Term: 1974
Important Dates
Argued: March 25, 1975
Decided: April 28, 1975
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
7-0
Majority
Harry BlackmunWarren BurgerThurgood MarshallLewis PowellWilliam RehnquistPotter StewartByron White

KUGLER, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEW JERSEY, et al. v. HELFANT is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 28, 1975. The case was argued before the court on March 25, 1975.

In a 7-0 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 New Jersey U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - comity: criminal procedure
  • Petitioner: State
  • Petitioner state: New Jersey
  • Respondent type: Judge
  • Respondent state: New Jersey
  • Citation: 421 U.S. 117
  • 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 conservative.

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