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CONNELL v. HIGGINBOTHAM et al. (1971)

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CONNELL v. HIGGINBOTHAM et al.
Term: 1970
Important Dates
Argued: November 19, 1970
Decided: June 7, 1971
Outcome
Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo Black • Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • John Harlan II • Byron White
Concurring
William Brennan • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart

CONNELL v. HIGGINBOTHAM et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 7, 1971. The case was argued before the court on November 19, 1970.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Florida Middle U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1970s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Burger Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: First Amendment - Loyalty oath: teachers
  • Petitioner: Governmental employee or job applicant
  • Petitioner state: Florida
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Florida
  • Citation: 403 U.S. 207
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • 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.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 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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