UNITED STATES v. JOHN DOE, INC. I, et al. (1987)

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UNITED STATES v. JOHN DOE, INC. I, et al. |
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Term: 1986 |
Important Dates |
Argued: January 12, 1987 |
Decided: April 21, 1987 |
Outcome |
Reversed |
Vote |
5-3 |
Majority |
Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • John Paul Stevens |
Dissenting |
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall |
UNITED STATES v. JOHN DOE, INC. I, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 21, 1987. The case was argued before the court on January 12, 1987.
In a 5-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Southern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
- Petitioner: United States
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Management, executive officer, or director, of business entity
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 481 U.S. 102
- 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: John Paul Stevens
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
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