LERNER v. CASEY et al., CONSTITUTING THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY (1958)

LERNER v. CASEY et al., CONSTITUTING THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY
	Term: 1957
Important Dates
	Argued: March 4, 1958
	Decided: June 30, 1958
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	Harold Burton • Tom Clark • John Harlan II • Charles Whittaker
Concurring
	Felix Frankfurter
Dissenting
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Earl Warren

LERNER v. CASEY et al., CONSTITUTING THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 30, 1958. The case was argued before the court on March 4, 1958.

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

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About the case

Subject matter: First Amendment - Security risks: denial of benefits or dismissal of employees for reasons other than failure to meet loyalty oath requirements
Petitioner: Governmental employee or job applicant
Petitioner state: New York
Respondent type: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Respondent state: New York
Citation: 357 U.S. 468
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
Who wrote the majority opinion: John Harlan II

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.