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RELFORD v. COMMANDANT, U.S. DISCIPLINARY BARRACKS, FT. LEAVENWORTH (1971)

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RELFORD v. COMMANDANT, U.S. DISCIPLINARY BARRACKS, FT. LEAVENWORTH
Term: 1970
Important Dates
Argued: December 15, 1970
Decided: February 24, 1971
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo BlackHarry BlackmunWilliam BrennanWarren BurgerWilliam DouglasJohn Harlan IIThurgood MarshallPotter StewartByron White

RELFORD v. COMMANDANT, U.S. DISCIPLINARY BARRACKS, FT. LEAVENWORTH is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 24, 1971. The case was argued before the court on December 15, 1970.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Kansas U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - military: active duty
  • Petitioner: Military personnel, or dependent of, including reservist
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 401 U.S. 355
  • 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: Harry Blackmun

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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