Fuentes v. Shevin
407 U.S. 67 · Decided June 12, 1972 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Fuentes v. Shevin was decided on June 12, 1972 by a vote of 4–3. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Potter Stewart wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Debtors' rights” in the Civil Rights area. SCDB records that the Court declared a state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision unconstitutional.
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Case details
- Citations
- 407 U.S. 67 · 92 S. Ct. 1983 · 32 L. Ed. 2d 556 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 42
- Docket number
- 70-5039
- Decided
- June 12, 1972
- Argued
- November 9, 1971
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 4–3
- Majority opinion
- Potter Stewart
- Opinion assigned by
- William O. Douglas
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Debtors' rights
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Fourteenth Amendment (due process)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Held unconstitutional
- A state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Byron R. White | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Dissent | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Dissent |
Did not participate: Lewis F. Powell Jr., William H. Rehnquist.
Full case caption
Fuentes v. Shevin, Attorney General of Florida, et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1971-135, docket 1971-135-01.
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