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BOARD OF REGENTS OF STATE COLLEGES et al. v. ROTH (1972)

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BOARD OF REGENTS OF STATE COLLEGES et al. v. ROTH
Term: 1971
Important Dates
Argued: January 18, 1972
Decided: June 29, 1972
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
5-3
Majority
Harry BlackmunWilliam RehnquistPotter StewartByron White
Concurring
Warren Burger
Dissenting
William BrennanWilliam DouglasThurgood Marshall

BOARD OF REGENTS OF STATE COLLEGES et al. v. ROTH is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 29, 1972. The case was argued before the court on January 18, 1972.

In a 5-3 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 Wisconsin Western U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: hearing, government employees
  • Petitioner: State college or university
  • Petitioner state: Wisconsin
  • Respondent type: Governmental employee or job applicant
  • Respondent state: Wisconsin
  • Citation: 408 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: 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 conservative.

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