WILLINGHAM, WARDEN, et al. v. MORGAN (1969)

WILLINGHAM, WARDEN, et al. v. MORGAN
	Term: 1968
Important Dates
	Argued: April 22, 1969
	Decided: June 9, 1969
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	William Brennan • William Douglas • John Harlan II • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White
Concurring
	Hugo Black

WILLINGHAM, WARDEN, et al. v. MORGAN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 9, 1969. The case was argued before the court on April 22, 1969.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Kansas U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - comity primarily removal cases, civil procedure (cf. comity, criminal and First Amendment); deference to foreign judicial tribunals
Petitioner: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Petitioner state: United States
Respondent type: Prisoner, inmate of penal institution
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 395 U.S. 402
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: Thurgood Marshall

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.