TORCASO v. WATKINS, CLERK (1961) - Ballotpedia

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TORCASO v. WATKINS, CLERK

Term: 1960
Important Dates
Argued: April 24, 1961
Decided: June 19, 1961
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Charles Whittaker
Concurring
Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II

TORCASO v. WATKINS, CLERK is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 19, 1961. The case was argued before the court on April 24, 1961.

In a 9-0 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 Maryland State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: First Amendment - Establishment of religion (other than as pertains to parochiaid:)
Petitioner: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Petitioner state: Maryland
Respondent type: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Respondent state: Maryland
Citation: 367 U.S. 488
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
Who wrote the majority opinion: Hugo Black

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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