Juidice v. Vail
430 U.S. 327 · Decided March 22, 1977 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Juidice v. Vail was decided on March 22, 1977 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice William H. Rehnquist wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Comity, civil rights” in the Judicial Power area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 430 U.S. 327 · 97 S. Ct. 1211 · 51 L. Ed. 2d 376 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 61
- Docket number
- 75-1397
- Decided
- March 22, 1977
- Argued
- November 30, 1976
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- William H. Rehnquist
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Comity, civil rights
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- Abstention doctrine
- Type of law
- Other
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Dissent | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Juidice et Al., Judges v. Vail et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1976-070, docket 1976-070-01.
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