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HUTCHINSON v. PROXMIRE et al. (1979)
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| HUTCHINSON v. PROXMIRE et al. |
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| Term: 1978 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: April 17, 1979 |
| Decided: June 26, 1979 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed and remanded |
| Vote |
| 8-1 |
| Majority |
| Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Byron White |
| Concurring |
| Potter Stewart |
| Dissenting |
| William Brennan |
HUTCHINSON v. PROXMIRE et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 26, 1979. The case was argued before the court on April 17, 1979.
In an 8-1 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 Wisconsin Western U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: First Amendment - Libel, defamation: defamation of public officials and public and private persons
- Petitioner: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: U.S. senator
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 443 U.S. 111
- 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.
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