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SHILLITANI v. UNITED STATES (1966)

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SHILLITANI v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1965
Important Dates
Argued: March 2, 1966
Decided: June 6, 1966
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
7-1
Majority
William BrennanTom ClarkWilliam DouglasAbe FortasPotter StewartEarl Warren
Concurring
Hugo Black
Dissenting
John Harlan II

SHILLITANI v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 6, 1966. The case was argued before the court on March 2, 1966.

In a 7-1 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 Southern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1960s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Warren Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Contempt of court or congress
  • Petitioner: Witness, or person under subpoena
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 384 U.S. 364
  • 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: Tom Clark

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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