United States v. Guest
383 U.S. 745 · Decided March 28, 1966 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
United States v. Guest was decided on March 28, 1966 by a vote of 8–1. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Potter Stewart wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Liability under civil rights acts” in the Civil Rights area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 383 U.S. 745 · 86 S. Ct. 1170 · 16 L. Ed. 2d 239 · 1966 U.S. LEXIS 2838
- Docket number
- 65
- Decided
- March 28, 1966
- Argued
- November 9, 1965
- 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
- 8–1
- Majority opinion
- Potter Stewart
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Liability under civil rights acts
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- 18 U.S.C. § 241
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Concurrence | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Special concurrence | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Abe Fortas | Concurrence |
Full case caption
United States v. Guest et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1965-083, docket 1965-083-01.
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