Selective Service System v. Minnesota Public Interest Research Group
468 U.S. 841 · Decided July 5, 1984 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Selective Service System v. Minnesota Public Interest Research Group was decided on July 5, 1984 by a vote of 6–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Chief Justice Warren E. Burger wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Self-incrimination (general)” in the Criminal Procedure area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 468 U.S. 841 · 104 S. Ct. 3348 · 82 L. Ed. 2d 632 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 151
- Docket number
- 83-276
- Decided
- July 5, 1984
- Argued
- April 23, 1984
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–2
- Majority opinion
- Warren E. Burger
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Self-incrimination (general)
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- Fifth Amendment (self-incrimination)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
Did not participate: Harry A. Blackmun.
Full case caption
Selective Service System et al. v. Minnesota Public Interest Research Group et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1983-168, docket 1983-168-01.
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