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Barr v. Matteo

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
350
Petitioner: 
Barr
Respondent: 
Matteo
Decided By: 
Warren Court (1958-1962)
Opinion: 
360 U.S. 564 (1959)
Argued: 
Monday, April 20, 1959
Decided: 
Monday, June 29, 1959
Issues: 
Economic Activity, Corruption; First Amendment, Libel, Defamation

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The Oyez Project, Barr v. Matteo , 360 U.S. 564 (1959)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1958/1958_350)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Barr, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision:

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Wrote a dissent
Warren
Wrote a special concurrence
Black
Voted with the majority
Frankfurter
Voted with the minority, joined Warren's dissent
Douglas
Voted with the majority
Clark
Wrote the judgment of the Court
Harlan
Wrote a dissent
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Whittaker
Wrote a dissent
Stewart

Judgment of the Court by Justice John M. Harlan