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TAYLOR v. MCELROY et al.

Term: 1958
Important Dates
Argued: March 31, 1959
Decided: June 29, 1959
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Charles Whittaker

TAYLOR v. MCELROY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 29, 1959. The case was argued before the court on March 31, 1959.

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 District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: First Amendment - Security risks: denial of benefits or dismissal of employees for reasons other than failure to meet loyalty oath requirements
Petitioner: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Department or Secretary of Defense (and Department or Secretary of War)
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 360 U.S. 709
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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

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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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