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LATHROP v. DONOHUE (1961)
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| LATHROP v. DONOHUE |
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| Term: 1960 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: January 18, 1961 |
| Decided: June 19, 1961 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 7-2 |
| Judgment of the court |
| William Brennan |
| Majority |
| Tom Clark • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren |
| Concurring |
| Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Charles Whittaker |
| Dissenting |
| Hugo Black • William Douglas |
LATHROP v. DONOHUE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 19, 1961. The case was argued before the court on January 18, 1961.
In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Wisconsin State Trial Court.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1960s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Warren Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: First Amendment - First Amendment, miscellaneous (cf. comity: First Amendment)
- Petitioner: Attorney, or person acting as such;includes bar applicant or law student, or law firm or bar association
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Professional organization, business, or person
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 367 U.S. 820
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- What type of decision was made: Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
- Who wrote the majority opinion: William Brennan
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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