In re ANASTAPLO (1961)

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In re ANASTAPLO
Term: 1960
Important Dates
Argued: December 14, 1960
Decided: April 24, 1961
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-4
Majority
Tom ClarkFelix FrankfurterJohn Harlan IIPotter StewartCharles Whittaker
Dissenting
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanWilliam DouglasEarl 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.

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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.

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