WHITEHILL v. ELKINS, PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, et al. (1967) - Ballotpedia

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WHITEHILL v. ELKINS, PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, et al.

Term: 1967
Important Dates
Argued: October 16, 1967
Decided: November 16, 1967
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
6-3
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Abe Fortas • Thurgood Marshall • Earl Warren
Dissenting
John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Byron White

WHITEHILL v. ELKINS, PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 16, 1967. The case was argued before the court on October 16, 1967.

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

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About the case

Subject matter: First Amendment - Loyalty oath: government employees
Petitioner: Governmental employee or job applicant
Petitioner state: Maryland
Respondent type: State college or university
Respondent state: Maryland
Citation: 389 U.S. 54
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: William Douglas

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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