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O’brien v. Brown, 409 U.S. 1 (1972)
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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.
O’brien v. Brown, 409 U.S. 1 (1972)
O’Brien v. Brown Nos. 72-34 and A-23 Decided July 7, 1972 * 409 U.S. 1
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
AND ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
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On July 3, 1972, delegates from California and Illinois brought suits in District Court contesting their unseating, recommended by the Democratic Party’s Credentials Committee, in the 1972 Democratic National Convention, scheduled to convene July 10. The District Court dismissed both actions. On July 5, the Court of Appeals reversed both decisions, granting relief to the California delegates, and denying relief to the Illinois delegates.
Held: In view of the probability that the Court of Appeals erred in deciding the cases on the merits, and in view of the traditional right of a political convention to review and act upon the recommendations of a Credentials Committee, the judgments of the Court of Appeals must be stayed. The important constitutional issues cannot be resolved within the limited time available, and no action is now taken on the petitions for certiorari.
See: 152 U.S.App.D.C. 157, 469 F.2d 563.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," O’brien v. Brown, 409 U.S. 1 (1972) in 409 U.S. 1 409 U.S. 2. Original Sources, accessed May 20, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=TK6CJFM2YH63XBS.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." O’brien v. Brown, 409 U.S. 1 (1972), in 409 U.S. 1, page 409 U.S. 2. Original Sources. 20 May. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=TK6CJFM2YH63XBS.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in O’brien v. Brown, 409 U.S. 1 (1972). cited in 1972, 409 U.S. 1, pp.409 U.S. 2. Original Sources, retrieved 20 May 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=TK6CJFM2YH63XBS.
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