NELSON et al. v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES et al. (1960)
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| NELSON et al. v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES et al. |
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| Term: 1959 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: January 13, 1960 |
| Decided: February 29, 1960 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 5-3 |
| Majority |
| Tom Clark • Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Charles Whittaker |
| Dissenting |
| Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas |
NELSON et al. v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 29, 1960. The case was argued before the court on January 13, 1960.
In a 5-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California 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: California
- Respondent type: County government or county governmental unit, except school district
- Respondent state: California
- Citation: 362 U.S. 1
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Tom Clark
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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