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RICHMOND NEWSPAPERS, INC., et al. v. VIRGINIA et al. (1980)
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| RICHMOND NEWSPAPERS, INC., et al. v. VIRGINIA et al. |
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| Term: 1979 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: February 19, 1980 |
| Decided: July 2, 1980 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed |
| Vote |
| 7-1 |
| Judgment of the court |
| Warren Burger |
| Concurring |
| Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart • Byron White |
| Dissenting |
| William Rehnquist |
RICHMOND NEWSPAPERS, INC., et al. v. VIRGINIA et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on July 2, 1980. The case was argued before the court on February 19, 1980.
In a 7-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Virginia State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: First Amendment - First Amendment, miscellaneous (cf. comity: First Amendment)
- Petitioner: Newspaper, newsletter, journal of opinion, news service
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: State
- Respondent state: Virginia
- Citation: 448 U.S. 555
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Judgment 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 liberal.
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