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

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MARCHIORO et al. v. CHANEY et al.
Term: 1978
Important Dates
Argued: March 26, 1979
Decided: June 4, 1979
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Harry BlackmunWilliam BrennanWarren BurgerThurgood MarshallWilliam RehnquistJohn Paul StevensPotter StewartByron 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.

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