COX v. LOUISIANA, 379 U.S. 559 (January 18, 1965) - Ballotpedia

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COX v. LOUISIANA

Term: 1964
Important Dates
Argued: October 21, 1964
Decided: January 18, 1965
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
5-4
Majority
William Brennan • William Douglas • Arthur Goldberg • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren
Dissenting
Hugo Black • Tom Clark • John Harlan II • Byron White

COX v. LOUISIANA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 18, 1965. The case was argued before the court on October 21, 1964.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Louisiana State Trial 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: State
Respondent state: Louisiana
Citation: 379 U.S. 559
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: Arthur Goldberg

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

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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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