MIDDLESEX COUNTY ETHICS COMMITTEE v. GARDEN STATE BAR ASSOCIATION et al. (1982)

MIDDLESEX COUNTY ETHICS COMMITTEE v. GARDEN STATE BAR ASSOCIATION et al.
	Term: 1981
Important Dates
	Argued: March 31, 1982
	Decided: June 21, 1982
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Warren Burger • Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Byron White
Concurring
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • John Paul Stevens

MIDDLESEX COUNTY ETHICS COMMITTEE v. GARDEN STATE BAR ASSOCIATION et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 21, 1982. The case was argued before the court on March 31, 1982.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the New Jersey U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - comity: First Amendment
Petitioner: state or U.S. supreme court
Petitioner state: New Jersey
Respondent type: Attorney, or person acting as such;includes bar applicant or law student, or law firm or bar association
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 457 U.S. 423
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Warren Burger

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.