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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	UNITED STATES v. WARD, DBA L. O. WARD OIL & GAS OPERATIONS LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	June 27, 1980
Date Argument	February 26, 1980
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	448 U.S. 242 100 S. Ct. 2636 1980 U.S. LEXIS 53 65 L. Ed. 2d 742
Docket	79-394

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	Oklahoma Western U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Petitioner	United States
Respondent	oil company, or natural gas producer

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Self-incrimination (other Than As Pertains To Miranda Or Immunity From Prosecution) FEDERAL STATUTE Federal Water Pollution Control (Clean Water), plus amendments
Vote Coalition	8 - 1
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Brennan Stewart White Burger Powell Rehnquist special concurrence Marshall Blackmun dissent Stevens
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Self-incrimination (other Than As Pertains To Miranda Or Immunity From Prosecution) CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Fifth Amendment (self-incrimination)
Vote Coalition	8 - 1
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Brennan Stewart White Burger Powell Rehnquist special concurrence Marshall Blackmun dissent Stevens

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1979-146-01

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