Sacher v. United States

Sacher v. United States
Argued January 9, 1952
Decided March 10, 1952
Full case nameSacher v. United States
Citations343 U.S. 1 (more)
72 S. Ct. 451; 96 L. Ed. 717; 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2342
Case history
PriorUnited States v. Sacher, 9 F.R.D. 394 (S.D.N.Y. 1949); affirmed in part, reversed in part, 182 F.2d 416 (2d Cir. 1950).
SubsequentPetition for rehearing denied, 343 U.S. 931 (1952).
Holding
The Court upheld the contempt of court charges issued by the lower court judge against five defense attorneys.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Fred M. Vinson
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · Stanley F. Reed
Felix Frankfurter · William O. Douglas
Robert H. Jackson · Harold H. Burton
Tom C. Clark · Sherman Minton
Case opinions
MajorityJackson, joined by Vinson, Reed, Burton, Minton
DissentBlack
DissentFrankfurter
DissentDouglas
Clark took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

Sacher v. United States, 343 U.S. 1 (1952), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court upheld the convictions of five attorneys for contempt of court.