CAMERON et al. v. JOHNSON, GOVERNOR OF MISSISSIPPI, et al. (1968)

CAMERON et al. v. JOHNSON, GOVERNOR OF MISSISSIPPI, et al.
	Term: 1967
Important Dates
	Argued: March 5, 1968
	Decided: April 22, 1968
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	7-2
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • John Harlan II • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White
Dissenting
	William Douglas • Abe Fortas

CAMERON et al. v. JOHNSON, GOVERNOR OF MISSISSIPPI, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 22, 1968. The case was argued before the court on March 5, 1968.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Mississippi Southern U.S. District 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: Person or organization protesting racial or ethnic segregation or discrimination
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Respondent state: Mississippi
Citation: 390 U.S. 611
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
Who wrote the majority opinion: William Brennan

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