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KEETON v. HUSTLER MAGAZINE, INC., et al. (1984)

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KEETON v. HUSTLER MAGAZINE, INC., et al.
Term: 1983
Important Dates
Argued: November 8, 1983
Decided: March 20, 1984
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harry BlackmunWarren BurgerThurgood MarshallSandra Day O'ConnorLewis PowellWilliam RehnquistJohn Paul StevensByron White
Concurring
William Brennan

KEETON v. HUSTLER MAGAZINE, INC., et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 20, 1984. The case was argued before the court on November 8, 1983.

In a 9-0 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 New Hampshire U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: jurisdiction (jurisdiction over non-resident litigants)
  • Petitioner: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Magazine
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 465 U.S. 770
  • 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: William Rehnquist

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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