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STRAIT v. LAIRD, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, et al. (1972)
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| STRAIT v. LAIRD, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, et al. |
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| Term: 1971 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: March 22, 1972 |
| Decided: May 22, 1972 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed |
| Vote |
| 5-4 |
| Majority |
| Harry Blackmun • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Byron White |
| Dissenting |
| William Brennan • Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist |
STRAIT v. LAIRD, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 22, 1972. The case was argued before the court on March 22, 1972.
In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California Northern 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: Department or Secretary of Defense (and Department or Secretary of War)
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 406 U.S. 341
- 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 liberal.
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