ST. AMANT v. THOMPSON (1968)

ST. AMANT v. THOMPSON
	Term: 1967
Important Dates
	Argued: April 4, 1968
	Decided: April 29, 1968
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-1
Majority
	William Brennan • John Harlan II • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White
Concurring
	Hugo Black • William Douglas
Dissenting
	Abe Fortas

ST. AMANT v. THOMPSON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 29, 1968. The case was argued before the court on April 4, 1968.

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 Louisiana 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: Political candidate, activist, committee, party, party member, organization, or elected official
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Respondent state: Louisiana
Citation: 390 U.S. 727
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: Byron White

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.