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BARTKUS v. ILLINOIS

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Case Basics

Docket No.

Petitioner

Bartkus

Respondent

Illinois

Decided By

Warren Court (1957-1958)

Opinion

355 U.S. 281 (1958)

Argued

Tuesday, November 19, 1957

Decided

Monday, January 6, 1958

Term:

1950-1959
- 1957

Facts of the Case

None

Question

None

Conclusion

Decision: 4 votes for Illinois, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision:

None

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BARTKUS v. ILLINOIS. The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. 26 April 2013. <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1957/1957_39>.

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