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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.
Term: 1978
Important Dates
Argued: March 27, 1979
Decided: June 18, 1979
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-1
Majority
Harry BlackmunWarren BurgerThurgood MarshallWilliam RehnquistJohn Paul StevensPotter StewartByron 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.

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