Banco Nacional de Cuba v. Sabbatino
| Banco Nacional de Cuba v. Sabbatino | |
|---|---|
| Argued October 22–23, 1963 Decided March 23, 1964 | |
| Full case name | Banco Nacional de Cuba v. Sabbatino, Receiver, et al. |
| Citations | 376 U.S. 398 (more) 84 S. Ct. 923; 11 L. Ed. 2d 804; 1964 U.S. LEXIS 2252 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Complaint dismissed, 193 F. Supp. 375 (S.D.N.Y. 1961); affirmed, 307 F.2d 845 (2d Cir. 1962); cert. granted, 372 U.S. 905 (1963). |
| Holding | |
| The Court determined that the policy of United States federal courts would be to honor the act of state doctrine, which dictates that the propriety of decisions of other countries relating to their internal affairs would not be questioned in the courts of the United States. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Harlan, joined by Warren, Black, Douglas, Clark, Brennan, Stewart, Goldberg |
| Dissent | White |
| Laws applied | |
| Act of State Doctrine; U.S. Const. | |
English Wikisource has original text related to this article:
Banco Nacional de Cuba v. Sabbatino, 376 U.S. 398 (1964), was a United States Supreme Court case that determined that the policy of United States federal courts would be to honor the Act of State Doctrine, which dictates that the propriety of decisions of other countries relating to their internal affairs would not be questioned in the courts of the United States.