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MARCHIORO et al. v. CHANEY et al. (1979)

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MARCHIORO et al. v. CHANEY et al. |
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Term: 1978 |
Important Dates |
Argued: March 26, 1979 |
Decided: June 4, 1979 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart • Byron White |
MARCHIORO et al. v. CHANEY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 4, 1979. The case was argued before the court on March 26, 1979.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Washington 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: Political candidate, activist, committee, party, party member, organization, or elected official
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 442 U.S. 191
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
- Who wrote the majority opinion: John Paul Stevens
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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