FLEMMING, SECRETARY OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE, v. NESTOR (1960)

FLEMMING, SECRETARY OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE, v. NESTOR
	Term: 1959
Important Dates
	Argued: February 24, 1960
	Decided: June 20, 1960
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	Tom Clark • Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Charles Whittaker
Dissenting
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Earl Warren

FLEMMING, SECRETARY OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE, v. NESTOR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 20, 1960. The case was argued before the court on February 24, 1960.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: First Amendment - Security risks: denial of benefits or dismissal of employees for reasons other than failure to meet loyalty oath requirements
Petitioner: Department or Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Alien, person subject to a denaturalization proceeding, or one whose citizenship is revoked
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 363 U.S. 603
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: John Harlan II

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.