United States v. Reynolds
1953 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the 1953 U.S. Supreme Court case about the State Secrets Privilege. For the 1878 case about polygamy and religious duty as a defense to criminal prosecution, see Reynolds v. United States.
United States v. Reynolds, 345 U.S. 1 (1953), is a landmark legal case decided in 1953, which saw the formal recognition of the state secrets privilege,[1] a judicially recognized extension of presidential power. The US Supreme Court confirmed that "the privilege against revealing military secrets ... is well established in the law of evidence".[1]
Quick Facts United States v. Reynolds, Argued October 21, 1952 Decided March 9, 1953 ...
United States v. Reynolds | |
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Argued October 21, 1952 Decided March 9, 1953 | |
Full case name | United States v. Reynolds, Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit |
Citations | 345 U.S. 1 (more) 73 S. Ct. 528; 97 L. Ed. 727 |
Case history | |
Prior | Judgments entered in favor of the plaintiffs upheld, Reynolds v. United States, 192 F.2d 987 (3d Cir. 1951); cert. granted, 343 U.S. 918 (1952). |
Holding | |
In this case, there was a valid claim of privilege under Rule 34; and a judgment based under Rule 37 on refusal to produce the documents subjected the United States to liability to which Congress did not consent by the Federal Tort Claims Act. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Vinson, joined by Reed, Douglas, Burton, Clark, Minton |
Dissent | Black |
Dissent | Frankfurter |
Dissent | Jackson |
Laws applied | |
Federal Tort Claims Act |
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