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RICHARD S. v. CITY OF NEW YORK (1970)

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RICHARD S. v. CITY OF NEW YORK
Term: 1969
Important Dates
Decided: April 20, 1970
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
5-3
Majority
William Brennan • William Douglas • John Harlan II • Thurgood Marshall • Byron White
Dissenting
Hugo Black • Warren Burger • Potter Stewart

RICHARD S. v. CITY OF NEW YORK is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 20, 1970.

In a 5-3 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 York State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - Juveniles (cf. rights of illegitimates)
  • Petitioner: Juvenile
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: New York
  • Citation: 397 U.S. 597
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • 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 liberal.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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