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Analysis Overview	Issues Summary	Frequency Distributions	Crosstab Reports	Case Details

Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	FISHER et al. v. UNITED STATES et al. LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	April 21, 1976
Date Argument	November 03, 1975
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	425 U.S. 391 96 S. Ct. 1569 1976 U.S. LEXIS 98 48 L. Ed. 2d 39
Docket	74-18

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	Pennsylvania Eastern U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Petitioner	attorney, or person acting as such;includes bar applicant or law student, or law firm or bar association
Respondent	United States

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	8 - 0
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Stewart White Burger Blackmun Powell Rehnquist special concurrence Brennan Marshall justice did not participate Stevens

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SCDB ID

1975-080-01

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