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Loftus v. Illinois, 334 U.S. 804 (1948)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Loftus v. Illinois, 334 U.S. 804 (1948)
Loftus v. Illinois No. 59 Argued April 26, 1948 Decided June 14, 1948 334 U.S. 804
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF ILLINOIS
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In the circumstances of this case, the cause is continued for an appropriate period to enable this Court to be advised without ambiguity whether the state supreme court intended to rest its judgment herein on an adequate independent state ground or whether decision of the claim of denial of federal constitutional right was necessary to the judgment rendered. Pp. 804-806.
Petitioner, by an original writ of error in the state supreme court, challenged the validity of four judgments of conviction in a circuit court of the State. The state supreme court affirmed the judgments. 395 Ill. 479, 70 N.E.2d 573. This Court granted certiorari. 333 U.S. 831. Cause continued, pp. 805-806.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Loftus v. Illinois, 334 U.S. 804 (1948) in 334 U.S. 804 Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7KJP4QGEGVL7V38.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Loftus v. Illinois, 334 U.S. 804 (1948), in 334 U.S. 804, Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7KJP4QGEGVL7V38.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Loftus v. Illinois, 334 U.S. 804 (1948). cited in 1948, 334 U.S. 804. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7KJP4QGEGVL7V38.
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