Gojack v. United States
384 U.S. 702 · Decided June 13, 1966 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Gojack v. United States was decided on June 13, 1966 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Abe Fortas wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Legislative investigations on internal security” in the First Amendment area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 384 U.S. 702 · 86 S. Ct. 1689 · 16 L. Ed. 2d 870 · 1966 U.S. LEXIS 2818
- Docket number
- 594
- Decided
- June 13, 1966
- Argued
- April 21, 1966
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Abe Fortas
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Legislative investigations on internal security
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Legal provision
- 2 U.S.C. § 192
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Abe Fortas | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Gojack v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 1965-129, docket 1965-129-01.
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