Beck v. Washington

Beck v. Washington, 369 U.S. 541 (1962) is 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]

Beck v. Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued November 14, 1961 Decided May 14, 1962
Full case name	David D. Beck v. State of Washington
Docket no.	40
Citations	369 U.S. 541 (more)
Argument	Oral argument
Reargument	Reargument
Opinion announcement	Opinion 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
Majority	Clark, joined by Harlan, Brennan, Stewart
Dissent	Black, joined by Warren
Dissent	Douglas
Frankfurter and White took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

References

1. "Beck v. Washington". Oyez. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
2. "Beck v. Washington, 369 U.S. 541 (1962)". Justia Law. Retrieved 2020-12-27.