BECKLEY NEWSPAPERS CORP. v. HANKS (1967)

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Seal of the Supreme Court of the United States
BECKLEY NEWSPAPERS CORP. v. HANKS
Term: 1967
Important Dates
Decided: November 6, 1967
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
8-0
Majority
William Brennan • John Harlan II • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White
Concurring
Hugo Black • William Douglas

BECKLEY NEWSPAPERS CORP. v. HANKS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 6, 1967.

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 West Virginia State Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1960s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Warren Court, click here.

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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: Political candidate, activist, committee, party, party member, organization, or elected official
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 389 U.S. 81
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
  • Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 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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