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BARR v. MATTEO et al.

Term: 1957
Important Dates
Decided: December 9, 1957
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
7-2
Majority
Harold Burton • Tom Clark • Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Charles Whittaker
Concurring
Hugo Black • Earl Warren
Dissenting
William Brennan • William Douglas

BARR v. MATTEO et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 9, 1957.

In a 7-2 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: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Petitioner state: United States
Respondent type: Governmental employee or job applicant
Respondent state: United States
Citation: 355 U.S. 171
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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