MONITOR PATRIOT CO. et al. v. ROY, EXECUTRIX (1971)

MONITOR PATRIOT CO. et al. v. ROY, EXECUTRIX
	Term: 1970
Important Dates
	Argued: December 17, 1970
	Decided: February 24, 1971
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	7-2
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • John Harlan II • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart
Concurring
	Byron White
Dissenting
	Hugo Black • William Douglas

MONITOR PATRIOT CO. et al. v. ROY, EXECUTRIX is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 24, 1971. The case was argued before the court on December 17, 1970.

In a 7-2 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 Hampshire State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: First Amendment - Libel, defamation: defamation of public officials and public and private persons
Petitioner: Newspaper, newsletter, journal of opinion, news service
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Political candidate, activist, committee, party, party member, organization, or elected official
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 401 U.S. 265
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: Potter Stewart

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.