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Supreme Court Detail
Case Name
GIVHAN v. WESTERN LINE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT et al.
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Date Decision
January 04, 1979
Date Argument
November 07, 1978
Decision Type
opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations
439 U.S. 410
99 S. Ct. 693
1979 U.S. LEXIS 209
58 L. Ed. 2d 619
Docket
77-1051
Lower Court Detail
Court in which Case Originated
Mississippi Northern U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Petitioner
governmental employee or job applicant
Mississippi
Respondent
local school district or board of education
Mississippi
Vote Detail
Issue/Legal Provision
(1 of 1)
FIRST AMENDMENT
First Amendment, Miscellaneous (cf. Comity: First Amendment)
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
First Amendment (speech, press, and assembly)
Vote Coalition
9 - 0
Decision Direction
Liberal
Justice Votes
voted with majority or plurality
Brennan
Stewart
White
Marshall
Burger
Blackmun
Powell
Rehnquist
regular concurrence
Stevens
Supreme Court Database Detail
SCDB ID
1978-025-01
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