Sacher v. Association of the Bar of the City of New York
347 U.S. 388 · Decided April 5, 1954 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Sacher v. Association of the Bar of the City of New York was decided on April 5, 1954 by a vote of 6–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Sufficiency of evidence in injury or death compensation” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 347 U.S. 388 · 74 S. Ct. 569 · 98 L. Ed. 2d 790 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2279
- Docket number
- 307
- Decided
- April 5, 1954
- Argued
- March 11, 1954
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Per curiam (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–2
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Dissent | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority |
Did not participate: Tom C. Clark.
Full case caption
Sacher v. Association of the Bar of the City of New York et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1953-062, docket 1953-062-01.
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