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Arizona v. California

350 U.S. 114 · Decided December 12, 1955 · Supreme Court of the United States

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At a glance

Arizona v. California was decided on December 12, 1955 by a vote of 5–3. SCDB codes the disposition as “petition denied or appeal dismissed.” The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Non-real property dispute between states” in the Interstate Relations area.

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Case details

Citations
350 U.S. 114 · 76 S. Ct. 188 · 100 L. Ed. 2d 125 · 1955 U.S. LEXIS 2
Docket number
10 ORIG
Decided
December 12, 1955
Argued
December 8, 1955
Court era
Warren Court
Decision type
Per curiam (orally argued)
Disposition
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
Vote
5–3
Opinion assigned by
Hugo L. Black
How the case arrived
Original jurisdiction
Decision direction (SCDB)
Unspecifiable what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice Hugo L. BlackMajority
Justice Stanley F. ReedMajority
Justice Felix FrankfurterDissent
Justice William O. DouglasMajority
Justice Harold H. BurtonDissent
Justice Tom C. ClarkMajority
Justice Sherman MintonMajority
Justice John M. Harlan IIDissent

Did not participate: Earl Warren.

Full case caption

Arizona v. California et al.

SCDB identifiers: case 1955-013, docket 1955-013-01.

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