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SCHLANGER v. SEAMANS, SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE, et al.

Term: 1970
Important Dates
Argued: February 22, 1971
Decided: March 23, 1971
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-1
Majority
Hugo Black • Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Byron White
Concurring
John Harlan II
Dissenting
Potter Stewart

SCHLANGER v. SEAMANS, SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 23, 1971. The case was argued before the court on February 22, 1971.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Arizona U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Habeas corpus
Petitioner: Military personnel, or dependent of, including reservist
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: United States
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 401 U.S. 487
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: William Douglas

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.

See also

External links

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Footnotes

↑ 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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