UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al. v. JULIAN et al. (1988)
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| UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al. v. JULIAN et al. |
|---|
| Term: 1987 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: January 19, 1988 |
| Decided: May 16, 1988 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 5-3 |
| Majority |
| Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens |
| Dissenting |
| Sandra Day O'Connor • Antonin Scalia • Byron White |
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al. v. JULIAN et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 16, 1988. The case was argued before the court on January 19, 1988.
In a 5-3 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 - discovery and inspection (in the context of criminal litigation only, otherwise Freedom of Information Act and related federal or state statutes or regulations)
- Petitioner: Department of Justice or Attorney General
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Prisoner, inmate of penal institution
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 486 U.S. 1
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
- Who wrote the majority opinion: William Rehnquist
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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