Schacht v. United States
398 U.S. 58 · Decided May 25, 1970 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Schacht v. United States was decided on May 25, 1970 unanimously (8–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Protest demonstrations” in the First Amendment area. SCDB records that the Court declared an act of Congress unconstitutional.
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Case details
- Citations
- 398 U.S. 58 · 90 S. Ct. 1555 · 26 L. Ed. 2d 44 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 39
- Docket number
- 628
- Decided
- May 25, 1970
- Argued
- March 31, 1970
- 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
- 8–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Protest demonstrations
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Legal provision
- 18 U.S.C. § 772
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Held unconstitutional
- An act of Congress
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Special concurrence |
Full case caption
Schacht v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 1969-097, docket 1969-097-01.
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