Sacher v. United States

343 U.S. 1 · Decided March 10, 1952 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Sacher v. United States was decided on March 10, 1952 by a vote of 5–3. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Robert H. Jackson wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Contempt of court or Congress” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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Case details

How the Justices voted

Did not participate: Tom C. Clark.

Full case caption

Sacher et al. v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 1951-057, docket 1951-057-01.

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