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UNITED STATES v. O'BRIEN (1968)
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| UNITED STATES v. O'BRIEN |
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| Term: 1967 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: January 24, 1968 |
| Decided: May 27, 1968 |
| Outcome |
| Vacated |
| Vote |
| 7-1 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • William Brennan • Abe Fortas • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White |
| Concurring |
| John Harlan II |
| Dissenting |
| William Douglas |
UNITED STATES v. O'BRIEN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 27, 1968. The case was argued before the court on January 24, 1968.
In a 7-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Massachusetts U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: First Amendment - protest demonstrations (other than as pertains to sit-in demonstrations): demonstrations and other forms of protest based on First Amendment guarantees
- Petitioner: United States
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Person subject to selective service, including conscientious objector
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 391 U.S. 367
- 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: Earl Warren
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.
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