In re ANASTAPLO (1961)
In re ANASTAPLO |
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Term: 1960 |
Important Dates |
Argued: December 14, 1960 |
Decided: April 24, 1961 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
5-4 |
Majority |
Tom Clark • Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Charles Whittaker |
Dissenting |
Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Earl Warren |
In re ANASTAPLO is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 24, 1961. The case was argued before the court on December 14, 1960.
In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois State Supreme Court.
About the case
- Subject matter: First Amendment - loyalty oath: bar applicants (cf. admission to bar, state or federal or U.S. Supreme Court)
- Petitioner: Attorney, or person acting as such;includes bar applicant or law student, or law firm or bar association
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: state or U.S. supreme court
- Respondent state: Illinois
- Citation: 366 U.S. 82
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
- Who wrote the majority opinion: John Harlan II
These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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