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UNITED STATES v. SISSON (1970)

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UNITED STATES v. SISSON
Term: 1969
Important Dates
Argued: January 20, 1970
Decided: June 29, 1970
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
5-3
Majority
William Brennan • John Harlan II • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart
Concurring
Hugo Black
Dissenting
Warren Burger • William Douglas • Byron White

UNITED STATES v. SISSON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 29, 1970. The case was argued before the court on January 20, 1970.

In a 5-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Massachusetts U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: First Amendment - Conscientious objectors (cf. military draftee or military active duty) to military service
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Person subject to selective service, including conscientious objector
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 399 U.S. 267
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • 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 liberal.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 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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