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ROSENBLATT v. BAER (1966)
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| ROSENBLATT v. BAER |
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| Term: 1965 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: October 20, 1965 |
| Decided: February 21, 1966 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed and remanded |
| Vote |
| 8-1 |
| Majority |
| William Brennan • Earl Warren • Byron White |
| Concurring |
| Hugo Black • Tom Clark • William Douglas • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart |
| Dissenting |
| Abe Fortas |
ROSENBLATT v. BAER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 21, 1966. The case was argued before the court on October 20, 1965.
In an 8-1 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: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
- Respondent state: New Hampshire
- Citation: 383 U.S. 75
- 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: William Brennan
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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