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UNITED STATES v. RABINOWITZ (1950)

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UNITED STATES v. RABINOWITZ
Term: 1949
Important Dates
Argued: January 11, 1950
Decided: February 20, 1950
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
5-3
Majority
Harold BurtonTom ClarkSherman MintonStanley ReedFrederick Vinson
Dissenting
Hugo BlackFelix FrankfurterRobert Jackson

UNITED STATES v. RABINOWITZ is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 20, 1950. The case was argued before the court on January 11, 1950.

In a 5-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York New York Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - search and seizure (other than as pertains to vehicles or Crime Control Act)
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 339 U.S. 56
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Frederick Vinson
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Sherman Minton

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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