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STANFORD v. TEXAS (1965)

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STANFORD v. TEXAS
Term: 1964
Important Dates
Argued: November 12, 1964
Decided: January 18, 1965
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanTom ClarkWilliam DouglasArthur GoldbergJohn Harlan IIPotter StewartEarl WarrenByron White

STANFORD v. TEXAS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 18, 1965. The case was argued before the court on November 12, 1964.

In a 9-0 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 Texas State Trial 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 - search and seizure (other than as pertains to vehicles or Crime Control Act)
  • Petitioner: Bookstore, newsstand, printer, bindery, purveyor or distributor of books or magazines
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Texas
  • Citation: 379 U.S. 476
  • 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: Potter Stewart

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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