Golden v. Zwickler
394 U.S. 103 · Decided March 3, 1969 · Supreme Court of the United States
Record summary. This page is generated from the Supreme Court Database’s coded data about the case. It describes who decided what, not the Court’s reasoning. Read the opinion itself before relying on it. Not legal advice.
At a glance
Golden v. Zwickler was decided on March 3, 1969 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice William J. Brennan Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Standing, live dispute” in the Judicial Power area.
Read the opinion
Case details
- Citations
- 394 U.S. 103 · 89 S. Ct. 956 · 22 L. Ed. 2d 113 · 1969 U.S. LEXIS 2373
- Docket number
- 370
- Decided
- March 3, 1969
- Argued
- January 16, 1969
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- William J. Brennan Jr.
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Standing, live dispute
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Abe Fortas | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
Full case caption
Golden, Acting District Attorney of Kings County v. Zwickler
SCDB identifiers: case 1968-051, docket 1968-051-01.
Related decisions
Other cases on “Standing, live dispute”
- Ashcroft v. Mattis
- Deposit Guaranty National Bank of Jackson v. Roper
- United States Parole Commission v. Geraghty
- Asarco Inc. v. Kadish
- Louise Renne v. Bob Geary
- Texas v. United States
Same Term, same area (Judicial Power)
- Federal Power Commission v. United Gas Pipe Line Co.
- Mengelkoch v. Industrial Welfare Commission
- Universal Interpretive Shuttle Corp. v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission
- Palmieri v. Florida
- Glover v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.
- Gorun v. Fall
Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error