United Mine Workers of America v. Illinois State Bar Association
389 U.S. 217 · Decided December 5, 1967 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
United Mine Workers of America v. Illinois State Bar Association was decided on December 5, 1967 by a vote of 8–1. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “First Amendment, miscellaneous” in the First Amendment area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 389 U.S. 217 · 88 S. Ct. 353 · 19 L. Ed. 2d 426 · 1967 U.S. LEXIS 132
- Docket number
- 33
- Decided
- December 5, 1967
- Argued
- October 17, 1967
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 8–1
- Majority opinion
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- First Amendment, miscellaneous
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Legal provision
- First Amendment (speech, press, and assembly)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Abe Fortas | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
Full case caption
United Mine Workers of America, District 12 v. Illinois State Bar Association et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1967-030, docket 1967-030-01.
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