WASHINGTON POST COMPANY v. CHALONER (1919)

WASHINGTON POST COMPANY v. CHALONER
	Term: 1918
Important Dates
	Argued: April 22, 1919
	Decided: June 2, 1919
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White

WASHINGTON POST COMPANY v. CHALONER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 2, 1919. The case was argued before the court on April 22, 1919.

In an 8-0 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 Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.

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About the case

Subject matter: First Amendment - Libel, defamation: defamation of public officials and public and private persons
Petitioner: Newspaper, newsletter, journal of opinion, news service
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 250 U.S. 290
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Edward Douglass White
Who wrote the majority opinion: James Clark McReynolds

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.