Lerner v. Casey
357 U.S. 468 · Decided June 30, 1958 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Lerner v. Casey was decided on June 30, 1958 by a vote of 5–4. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice John M. Harlan II wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Security risk dismissals or benefit denials” in the First Amendment area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 357 U.S. 468 · 78 S. Ct. 1311 · 2 L. Ed. 2d 1423 · 1958 U.S. LEXIS 666
- Docket number
- 165
- Decided
- June 30, 1958
- Argued
- March 4, 1958
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- John M. Harlan II
- Opinion assigned by
- Felix Frankfurter
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Security risk dismissals or benefit denials
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Legal provision
- Fourteenth Amendment (due process)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Dissent | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
Full case caption
Lerner v. Casey et Al., Constituting the New York City Transit Authority
SCDB identifiers: case 1957-141, docket 1957-141-01.
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