ANDERSON et al. v. LIBERTY LOBBY, INC., et al. (1986)

ANDERSON et al. v. LIBERTY LOBBY, INC., et al.
	Term: 1985
Important Dates
	Argued: December 3, 1985
	Decided: June 25, 1986
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • John Paul Stevens • Byron White
Dissenting
	William Brennan • Warren Burger • William Rehnquist

ANDERSON et al. v. LIBERTY LOBBY, INC., et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 25, 1986. The case was argued before the court on December 3, 1985.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: First Amendment - Libel, defamation: defamation of public officials and public and private persons
Petitioner: Publisher, publishing company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 477 U.S. 242
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Byron White

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.