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UNITED STATES v. BLUE

Term: 1965
Important Dates
Argued: April 21, 1966
Decided: May 23, 1966
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Abe Fortas • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White

UNITED STATES v. BLUE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 23, 1966. The case was argued before the court on April 21, 1966.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the California Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - self-incrimination (other than as pertains to Miranda or immunity from prosecution)
Petitioner: United States
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Taxpayer or executor of taxpayer's estate, federal only
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 384 U.S. 251
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
Who wrote the majority opinion: John Harlan II

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

The Supreme Court Database

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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