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LEHMAN v. CITY OF SHAKER HEIGHTS et al. (1974)

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LEHMAN v. CITY OF SHAKER HEIGHTS et al.
Term: 1973
Important Dates
Argued: February 26, 1974
Decided: June 25, 1974
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-4
Judgment of the court
Harry Blackmun
Majority
Warren Burger • William Rehnquist • Byron White
Concurring
William Douglas
Dissenting
William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • Potter Stewart

LEHMAN v. CITY OF SHAKER HEIGHTS et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 25, 1974. The case was argued before the court on February 26, 1974.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Ohio State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: First Amendment - First Amendment, miscellaneous (cf. comity: First Amendment)
  • Petitioner: Political candidate, activist, committee, party, party member, organization, or elected official
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
  • Respondent state: Ohio
  • Citation: 418 U.S. 298
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Harry Blackmun

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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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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