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Silber v. United States

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
454
Petitioner: 
Silber
Respondent: 
United States
Decided By: 
Warren Court (1962)
Opinion: 
370 U.S. 717 (1962)
Argued: 
Thursday, April 19, 1962
Decided: 
Monday, June 25, 1962
Issues: 
First Amendment, Legislative Investigations

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The Oyez Project, Silber v. United States , 370 U.S. 717 (1962)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1961/1961_454)
(last visited Saturday, November 21, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Silber, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Supreme Court Rules

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Voted with the majority
Warren
Voted with the majority
Black
Did not participate
Frankfurter
Voted with the majority
Douglas
Co-authored a dissent
Clark
Co-authored a dissent
Harlan
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Did not participate
White

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