FROHWERK v. UNITED STATES (1919)

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FROHWERK v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1918
Important Dates
Argued: January 27, 1919
Decided: March 10, 1919
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisJohn Hessin ClarkeWilliam Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaJames Clark McReynoldsMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

FROHWERK v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 10, 1919. The case was argued before the court on January 27, 1919.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Missouri Western U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: First Amendment - federal or state internal security legislation: Smith, Internal Security, and related federal statutes
  • Petitioner: Person convicted of crime
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 249 U.S. 204
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Edward Douglass White
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Oliver Wendell Holmes

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 conservative.

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