Madruga v. Superior Court of California
346 U.S. 556 · Decided January 18, 1954 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Madruga v. Superior Court of California was decided on January 18, 1954 by a vote of 7–2. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Miscellaneous judicial power and diversity jurisdiction” in the Judicial Power area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 346 U.S. 556 · 74 S. Ct. 298 · 98 L. Ed. 2d 290 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2619
- Docket number
- 35
- Decided
- January 18, 1954
- Argued
- October 19, 1953
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–2
- Majority opinion
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Dissent | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority |
Full case caption
Madruga v. Superior Court of California, in and for the County of San Diego
SCDB identifiers: case 1953-024, docket 1953-024-01.
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