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Analysis Overview	Issues Summary	Frequency Distributions	Crosstab Reports	Case Details

Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	LEFKOWITZ, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEW YORK v. CUNNINGHAM et al. LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	June 13, 1977
Date Argument	February 28, 1977
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	431 U.S. 801 97 S. Ct. 2132 1977 U.S. LEXIS 19 53 L. Ed. 2d 1
Docket	76-260

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	New York Southern U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	New York Southern U.S. District Court
Petitioner	State New York
Respondent	political candidate, activist, committee, party, party member, organization, or elected official

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 1)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Self-incrimination, Immunity From Prosecution CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Fifth Amendment (self-incrimination)
Vote Coalition	7 - 1
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Stewart White Burger Blackmun Powell special concurrence Brennan Marshall dissent Stevens justice did not participate Rehnquist

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1976-130-01

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