Beck v. Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued November 14, 1961
Decided May 14, 1962
Full case nameDavid D. Beck v. State of Washington
Docket no.40
Citations369 U.S. 541 (more)
ArgumentOral argument
ReargumentReargument
Opinion announcementOpinion announcement
Holding
The court held that intensive and voluminous news coverage in the vicinity where the defendant was indicted and tried did not violate the Due Process or Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment
Court membership
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · Felix Frankfurter
William O. Douglas · Tom C. Clark
John M. Harlan II · William J. Brennan Jr.
Potter Stewart · Byron White
Case opinions
MajorityClark, joined by Harlan, Brennan, Stewart
DissentBlack, joined by Warren
DissentDouglas
Frankfurter and White took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

Beck v. Washington, 369 U.S. 541 (1962), was a United States Supreme Court case which ruled that intensive and voluminous news coverage in the vicinity where the defendant was indicted and tried did not violate the Due Process or Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Beck v. Washington". Oyez. Archived from the original on August 13, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "Beck v. Washington, 369 U.S. 541 (1962)". Justia Law. Retrieved December 27, 2020.


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