DEBORAH MORSE, et al. v. JOSEPH FREDERICK (2007)

DEBORAH MORSE, et al. v. JOSEPH FREDERICK
	Term: 2006
Important Dates
	Argued: March 19, 2007
	Decided: June 25, 2007
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	John Roberts • Antonin Scalia
Concurring
	Samuel Alito • Anthony Kennedy • Clarence Thomas
Dissenting
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • David Souter • John Paul Stevens

DEBORAH MORSE, et al. v. JOSEPH FREDERICK is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 25, 2007. The case was argued before the court on March 19, 2007.

In a 5-4 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 Alaska 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: Governmental employee or job applicant
Petitioner state: Alaska
Respondent type: Student, or applicant for admission to an educational institution
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 551 U.S. 393
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: John Roberts
Who wrote the majority opinion: John Roberts

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.