Hicks v. Miranda

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Hicks v. Miranda
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Supreme Court of the United States
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

Hicks v. Miranda, 422 U.S. 332 (1975), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that 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. [1] [2] The case involved the pornographic film Deep Throat . [2]

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  1. ↑ Hicks v. Miranda, 422 U.S. 332 (1975).
  2. 1 2 Remley, William L. (1976). "Limitation on the Federal Courts' Power to Enjoin State Criminal Proceedings: Hicks v. Miranda, 422 U.S. 332 (1975)". Gonzaga L. Rev. 11: 739.
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