Barr v. Matteo
360 U.S. 564 · Decided June 29, 1959 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Barr v. Matteo was decided on June 29, 1959 by a vote of 5–4. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice John M. Harlan II wrote the opinion announcing the judgment of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Governmental corruption or regulation” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 360 U.S. 564 · 79 S. Ct. 1335 · 3 L. Ed. 2d 1434 · 1959 U.S. LEXIS 661
- Docket number
- 350
- Decided
- June 29, 1959
- Argued
- April 20, 1959
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- John M. Harlan II
- Opinion assigned by
- Hugo L. Black
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Governmental corruption or regulation
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Judgment of the Court | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Charles E. Whittaker | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Barr v. Matteo et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1958-130, docket 1958-130-01.
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