ALBERT SNYDER, PETITIONER v. FRED W. PHELPS, SR., et al. (2011)
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| ALBERT SNYDER, PETITIONER v. FRED W. PHELPS, SR., et al. |
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| Term: 2010 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: October 6, 2010 |
| Decided: March 2, 2011 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 8-1 |
| Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Elena Kagan • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Sonia Sotomayor • Clarence Thomas |
| Concurring |
| Stephen Breyer |
| Dissenting |
| Samuel Alito |
ALBERT SNYDER, PETITIONER v. FRED W. PHELPS, SR., et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 2, 2011. The case was argued before the court on October 6, 2010.
In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Maryland U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: First Amendment - protest demonstrations (other than as pertains to sit-in demonstrations): demonstrations and other forms of protest based on First Amendment guarantees
- Petitioner: Father
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Religious organization, institution, or person
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 562 U.S. 443
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: John Roberts
- Who wrote the majority opinion: John Roberts
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 liberal.
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