APTHEKER et al. v. SECRETARY OF STATE (1964)

APTHEKER et al. v. SECRETARY OF STATE
	Term: 1963
Important Dates
	Argued: April 21, 1964
	Decided: June 22, 1964
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	William Brennan • Arthur Goldberg • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren
Concurring
	Hugo Black • William Douglas
Dissenting
	Tom Clark • John Harlan II • Byron White

APTHEKER et al. v. SECRETARY OF STATE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 22, 1964. The case was argued before the court on April 21, 1964.

In a 6-3 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 District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: First Amendment - federal or state internal security legislation: Smith, Internal Security, and related federal statutes
Petitioner: Political candidate, activist, committee, party, party member, organization, or elected official
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Department or Secretary of State
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 378 U.S. 500
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: Arthur Goldberg

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.