Zwickler v. Koota
Significance, An Important Reversal, An Additional Reversal, Related Cases
Appellant
Zwickler
Appellee
Koota, District Attorney of Kings County
Appellant's Claim
That section 781-b of the New York Penal Code violated the appellant's First Amendment rights.
Chief Lawyer for Appellant
Emanuel Redfield
Chief Lawyer for Appellee
Samuel A. Hirshowitz, First Assistant Attorney General of New York
Justices for the Court
Hugo Lafayette Black, William J. Brennan, Jr. (writing for the Court), Abe Fortas, Thurgood Marshall, William O. Douglas, Potter Stewart, Earl Warren, Byron R. White
Justices Dissenting
John Marshall Harlan II
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
5 December 1967
Decision
Reversal of the district court's decision to abstain from hearing the case.
Impact
The ruling in this case established that the doctrine of abstention could only be applied in certain cases where special circumstances existed. It became a landmark case in establishing jurisdictional issues between the state and federal systems.
Further Readings
- Biskupic, Joan, and Elder Witt. Congressional Quarterly's Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court, 3rd ed. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, Inc., 1996.
- Freedom Forum Online. http://www.freedomforum.org/first/welcome.asp
Additional topics
- Zicarelli v. The New Jersey State Commission of Investigation - Significance, The Supreme Court Ruling, The Issue Of Immunity, Vagueness Of The Statute
- Zwickler v. Koota - Significance
- Zwickler v. Koota - An Important Reversal
- Zwickler v. Koota - An Additional Reversal
- Zwickler v. Koota - Related Cases
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