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Analysis Overview	Issues Summary	Frequency Distributions	Crosstab Reports	Case Details

Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	REGAN v. NEW YORK LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	April 25, 1955
Date Argument	November 18, 1954
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	349 U.S. 58 75 S. Ct. 585 1955 U.S. LEXIS 908 99 L. Ed. 883
Docket	54

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	State Trial Court New York
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	State Supreme Court New York
Petitioner	governmental employee or job applicant New York
Respondent	State New York

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 1)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Self-incrimination (other Than As Pertains To Miranda Or Immunity From Prosecution) CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Fifth Amendment (self-incrimination)
Vote Coalition	6 - 2
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Reed Burton Minton regular concurrence Clark Warren special concurrence Frankfurter dissent Black Douglas justice did not participate Harlan

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1954-070-01

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