WEBSTER, DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE v. DOE (1988)

WEBSTER, DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE v. DOE
	Term: 1987
Important Dates
	Argued: January 12, 1988
	Decided: June 15, 1988
Outcome
	Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded
Vote
	6-2
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Byron White
Dissenting
	Sandra Day O'Connor • Antonin Scalia

WEBSTER, DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE v. DOE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 15, 1988. The case was argued before the court on January 12, 1988.

In a 6-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part 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: Central Intelligence Agency
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Governmental employee or job applicant
Respondent state: United States
Citation: 486 U.S. 592
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
Who wrote the majority opinion: William Rehnquist

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.