Sacher v. United States
1952 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sacher v. United States, 343 U.S. 1 (1952), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court upheld the convictions of five attorneys for contempt of court.[1][2]
Quick Facts Sacher v. United States, Argued January 9, 1952 Decided March 10, 1952 ...
Sacher v. United States | |
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Argued January 9, 1952 Decided March 10, 1952 | |
Full case name | Sacher v. United States |
Citations | 343 U.S. 1 (more) 72 S. Ct. 451; 96 L. Ed. 717; 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2342 |
Case history | |
Prior | United States v. Sacher, 9 F.R.D. 394 (S.D.N.Y. 1949); affirmed in part, reversed in part, 182 F.2d 416 (2d Cir. 1950). |
Subsequent | Petition for rehearing denied, 343 U.S. 931 (1952). |
Holding | |
The Court upheld the contempt of court charges issued by the lower court judge against five defense attorneys. | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Jackson, joined by Vinson, Reed, Burton, Minton |
Dissent | Black |
Dissent | Frankfurter |
Dissent | Douglas |
Clark took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. |
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