HERNDON v. LOWRY, SHERIFF (1937)

HERNDON v. LOWRY, SHERIFF
	Term: 1936
Important Dates
	Argued: February 8, 1937
	Decided: April 26, 1937
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Charles Evans Hughes • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone
Dissenting
	Pierce Butler • James Clark McReynolds • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter

HERNDON v. LOWRY, SHERIFF is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 26, 1937. The case was argued before the court on February 8, 1937.

In a 5-4 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 Georgia State Trial 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: Prisoner, inmate of penal institution
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Governmental employee or job applicant
Respondent state: Georgia
Citation: 301 U.S. 242
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
Who wrote the majority opinion: Owen Josephus Roberts

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.