YATES et al. v. UNITED STATES (1957)

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YATES et al. v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1956
Important Dates
Argued: October 18, 1956
Decided: June 17, 1957
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
6-1
Majority
Felix FrankfurterJohn Harlan IIEarl Warren
Concurring
Hugo BlackHarold BurtonWilliam Douglas
Dissenting
Tom Clark

YATES et al. v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 17, 1957. The case was argued before the court on October 18, 1956.

In a 6-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the California Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: First Amendment - federal or state internal security legislation: Smith, Internal Security, and related federal statutes
  • Petitioner: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 354 U.S. 298
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: John Harlan II

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.

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