EDDIE KELLER, et al. v. STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, et al. (1990)

EDDIE KELLER, et al. v. STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, et al.
	Term: 1989
Important Dates
	Argued: February 27, 1990
	Decided: June 4, 1990
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Anthony Kennedy • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • John Paul Stevens • Byron White

EDDIE KELLER, et al. v. STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 4, 1990. The case was argued before the court on February 27, 1990.

In a 9-0 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 California State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: First Amendment - First Amendment, miscellaneous (cf. comity: First Amendment)
Petitioner: Attorney, or person acting as such;includes bar applicant or law student, or law firm or bar association
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State department or agency
Respondent state: California
Citation: 496 U.S. 1
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
Who wrote the majority opinion: William Rehnquist

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.