ARMSTRONG v. MANZO ET UX. (1965)

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ARMSTRONG v. MANZO ET UX.
Term: 1964
Important Dates
Argued: March 9, 1965
Decided: April 27, 1965
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanTom ClarkWilliam DouglasArthur GoldbergJohn Harlan IIPotter StewartEarl WarrenByron White

ARMSTRONG v. MANZO ET UX. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 27, 1965. The case was argued before the court on March 9, 1965.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Texas State Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1960s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Warren Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Due Process - due process: hearing or notice (other than as pertains to government employees or prisoners' rights)
  • Petitioner: Father
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Father
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 380 U.S. 545
  • 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: Potter Stewart

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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