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VITARELLI v. SEATON, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, et al.

Term: 1958
Important Dates
Argued: April 1, 1959
Decided: June 1, 1959
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
5-4
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • John Harlan II • Earl Warren
Dissenting
Tom Clark • Felix Frankfurter • Potter Stewart • Charles Whittaker

VITARELLI v. SEATON, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 1, 1959. The case was argued before the court on April 1, 1959.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. 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: Governmental employee or job applicant
Petitioner state: United States
Respondent type: Department or Secretary of the Interior
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 359 U.S. 535
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: John Harlan II

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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