MURPHY et al. v. WATERFRONT COMMISSION OF NEW YORK HARBOR (1964)

MURPHY et al. v. WATERFRONT COMMISSION OF NEW YORK HARBOR
	Term: 1963
Important Dates
	Argued: March 5, 1964
	Decided: June 15, 1964
Outcome
	Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	William Brennan • William Douglas • Arthur Goldberg • Earl Warren
Concurring
	Hugo Black • Tom Clark • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Byron White

MURPHY et al. v. WATERFRONT COMMISSION OF NEW YORK HARBOR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 15, 1964. The case was argued before the court on March 5, 1964.

In a 9-0 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 New Jersey State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Self-incrimination, immunity from prosecution
Petitioner: Witness, or person under subpoena
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Respondent state: Interstate Compact
Citation: 378 U.S. 52
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: Arthur Goldberg

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.