Baggett v. Bullitt
1964 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Baggett v. Bullitt, 377 U.S. 360 (1964), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a state cannot require an employee to take an unduly vague oath containing a promise of future conduct at the risk of prosecution for perjury or loss of employment, particularly where the exercise of First Amendment freedoms may thereby be deterred.
Quick Facts Baggett v. Bullitt, Argued March 24, 1964 Decided June 1, 1964 ...
Baggett v. Bullitt | |
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Argued March 24, 1964 Decided June 1, 1964 | |
Full case name | Baggett, et al. v. Bullitt, et al. |
Citations | 377 U.S. 360 (more) 84 S. Ct. 1316; 12 L. Ed. 2d 377; 1964 U.S. LEXIS 1140 |
Case history | |
Prior | Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington |
Holding | |
A State cannot require an employee to take an unduly vague oath containing a promise of future conduct at the risk of prosecution for perjury or loss of employment, particularly where the exercise of First Amendment freedoms may thereby be deterred. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | White, joined by Warren, Black, Douglas, Brennan, Stewart, Goldberg |
Dissent | Clark, joined by Harlan |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amends. I, XIV |
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