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GREENBELT COOPERATIVE PUBLISHING ASSN., INC., et al. v. BRESLER

Term: 1969
Important Dates
Argued: February 24, 1970
Decided: May 18, 1970
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
8-0
Majority
William Brennan • Warren Burger • John Harlan II • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart
Concurring
Hugo Black • William Douglas • Byron White

GREENBELT COOPERATIVE PUBLISHING ASSN., INC., et al. v. BRESLER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 18, 1970. The case was argued before the court on February 24, 1970.

In an 8-0 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 Maryland State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: First Amendment - Libel, defamation: defamation of public officials and public and private persons
Petitioner: Newspaper, newsletter, journal of opinion, news service
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Real estate developer
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 398 U.S. 6
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: Potter Stewart

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.

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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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