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HELSTOSKI v. MEANOR, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE, et al. (1979)

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HELSTOSKI v. MEANOR, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE, et al. |
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Term: 1978 |
Important Dates |
Argued: March 27, 1979 |
Decided: June 18, 1979 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
7-1 |
Majority |
Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart • Byron White |
Dissenting |
William Brennan |
HELSTOSKI v. MEANOR, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 18, 1979. The case was argued before the court on March 27, 1979.
In a 7-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New Jersey U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Corruption, governmental or governmental regulation of other than as in campaign spending
- Petitioner: Political candidate, activist, committee, party, party member, organization, or elected official
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Judge
- Respondent state: United States
- Citation: 442 U.S. 500
- 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 liberal.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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