SMITH, JUDGE, et al. v. DAILY MAIL PUBLISHING CO. et al. (1979) - Ballotpedia

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SMITH, JUDGE, et al. v. DAILY MAIL PUBLISHING CO. et al.

Term: 1978
Important Dates
Argued: March 20, 1979
Decided: June 26, 1979
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Concurring
William Rehnquist

SMITH, JUDGE, et al. v. DAILY MAIL PUBLISHING CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 26, 1979. The case was argued before the court on March 20, 1979.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the West Virginia State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: First Amendment - First Amendment, miscellaneous (cf. comity: First Amendment)
Petitioner: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Petitioner state: West Virginia
Respondent type: Newspaper, newsletter, journal of opinion, news service
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 443 U.S. 97
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 liberal.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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