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VLANDIS v. KLINE et al. (1973)

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VLANDIS v. KLINE et al.
Term: 1972
Important Dates
Argued: March 20, 1973
Decided: June 11, 1973
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-3
Majority
Harry Blackmun • Lewis Powell • Potter Stewart
Concurring
William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Byron White
Dissenting
Warren Burger • William Douglas • William Rehnquist

VLANDIS v. KLINE et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 11, 1973. The case was argued before the court on March 20, 1973.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Connecticut U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: miscellaneous (cf. loyalty oath), the residual code
  • Petitioner: State college or university
  • Petitioner state: Connecticut
  • Respondent type: Student, or applicant for admission to an educational institution
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 412 U.S. 441
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Potter Stewart

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.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 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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