GIVHAN v. WESTERN LINE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT et al. (1979)

GIVHAN v. WESTERN LINE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT et al.
	Term: 1978
Important Dates
	Argued: November 7, 1978
	Decided: January 4, 1979
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Concurring
	John Paul Stevens

GIVHAN v. WESTERN LINE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 4, 1979. The case was argued before the court on November 7, 1978.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Mississippi Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: First Amendment - First Amendment, miscellaneous (cf. comity: First Amendment)
Petitioner: Governmental employee or job applicant
Petitioner state: Mississippi
Respondent type: Local school district or board of education
Respondent state: Mississippi
Citation: 439 U.S. 410
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
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.