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BACHELLAR et al. v. MARYLAND (1970)

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BACHELLAR et al. v. MARYLAND
Term: 1969
Important Dates
Argued: March 2, 1970
Decided: April 20, 1970
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
8-0
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanWarren BurgerWilliam DouglasJohn Harlan IIThurgood MarshallPotter StewartByron White

BACHELLAR et al. v. MARYLAND is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 20, 1970. The case was argued before the court on March 2, 1970.

In an 8-0 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 Maryland State Trial 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: Protester, demonstrator, picketer or pamphleteer (non-employment related), or non-indigent loiterer
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Maryland
  • Citation: 397 U.S. 564
  • 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: William Brennan

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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