BAKER v. WARNER (1913)

BAKER v. WARNER
	Term: 1913
Important Dates
	Argued: November 5, 1913
	Decided: December 22, 1913
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Charles Evans Hughes • Joseph Rucker Lamar • Horace Harmon Lurton • Joseph McKenna • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White

BAKER v. WARNER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 22, 1913. The case was argued before the court on November 5, 1913.

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 Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.

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About the case

Subject matter: First Amendment - Libel, defamation: defamation of public officials and public and private persons
Petitioner: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Petitioner state: District of Columbia
Respondent type: Publisher, publishing company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 231 U.S. 588
How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Edward Douglass White
Who wrote the majority opinion: Joseph Rucker Lamar

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