HAIG, SECRETARY OF STATE v. AGEE (1981)

HAIG, SECRETARY OF STATE v. AGEE
	Term: 1980
Important Dates
	Argued: January 14, 1981
	Decided: June 29, 1981
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	7-2
Majority
	Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Concurring
	Harry Blackmun
Dissenting
	William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall

HAIG, SECRETARY OF STATE v. AGEE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 29, 1981. The case was argued before the court on January 14, 1981.

In a 7-2 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 District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: First Amendment - federal or state internal security legislation: Smith, Internal Security, and related federal statutes
Petitioner: Department or Secretary of State
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Person traveling or wishing to travel abroad, or overseas travel agent
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 453 U.S. 280
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: Warren Burger

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.