SPERRY v. FLORIDA ex rel. FLORIDA BAR (1963)

SPERRY v. FLORIDA ex rel. FLORIDA BAR
	Term: 1962
Important Dates
	Argued: March 25, 1963
	Decided: May 27, 1963
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Arthur Goldberg • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White

SPERRY v. FLORIDA ex rel. FLORIDA BAR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 27, 1963. The case was argued before the court on March 25, 1963.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Florida State Supreme Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Attorneys - Admission to a state or federal bar, disbarment, and attorney discipline (cf. loyalty oath: bar applicants)
Petitioner: Attorney, or person acting as such;includes bar applicant or law student, or law firm or bar association
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Professional organization, business, or person
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 373 U.S. 379
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: Earl Warren

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.