Hicks v. Miranda

Hicks v. Miranda
Decided June 24, 1975
Full case nameHicks v. Miranda
Citations422 U.S. 332 (more)
Holding
The Anti-Injunction Act does apply to state criminal proceedings initiated after a federal complaint is filed but before there has been a "proceeding of substance on the merits" in federal court.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger
Associate Justices
William O. Douglas · William J. Brennan Jr.
Potter Stewart · Byron White
Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun
Lewis F. Powell Jr. · William Rehnquist
Case opinions
MajorityWhite
ConcurrenceBurger
DissentStewart, joined by Douglas, Brennan, Marshall
Laws applied
Anti-Injunction Act

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