Turner v. New York
386 U.S. 773 · Decided May 8, 1967 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Turner v. New York was decided on May 8, 1967 by a vote of 7–2. SCDB codes the disposition as “petition denied or appeal dismissed.” The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Protest demonstrations” in the First Amendment area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 386 U.S. 773 · 87 S. Ct. 1417 · 18 L. Ed. 2d 522 · 1967 U.S. LEXIS 1572
- Docket number
- 399
- Decided
- May 8, 1967
- Argued
- April 12, 1967
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Per curiam (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Petition denied or appeal dismissed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–2
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Protest demonstrations
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Legal provision
- Writ improvidently granted
- Type of law
- Other
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Jurisdictional dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| 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 | Jurisdictional dissent |
Full case caption
Turner et al. v. New York
SCDB identifiers: case 1966-093, docket 1966-093-01.
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