Supreme Court of the United States, 1968

Watts v. Seward School Board

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided May 27, 1968 · Douglas, Black, White

391 U.S. 592; 88 S. Ct. 1753; 20 L. Ed. 2d 842; 1968 U.S. LEXIS 1473 (United States Reports)

Counsel

George Kaufmann argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioners., Theodore M. Pease, Jr., argued the cause and filed a brief for respondents.

Cases that cite this one

8 later published cases cite this decision.

Williams v. School District of Springfield R-12 (Mo. 1969)
Petrolane Inc. v. Robles (Alaska 2007)
Watts v. Seward School Board (Alaska 1969)
Morrison v. State Board of Education (Cal. 1969)
Copeland v. State, Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission (Alaska 2007)
State, Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission v. Carlson (Alaska 2003)
Wolff v. Arctic Bowl, Inc. (Alaska 1977)
Fransen v. Secretary of Health and Human Services (District Court, E.D. New York 1985)

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Opinion

Per Curiam.

The judgment is vacated and the case is remanded to the Supreme Court of Alaska for further consideration in light of Pickering v. Board of Education of Township High School District 205, Will County, ante, p. 563.

Mr. Justice Douglas, with whom Mr. Justice Black joins,

would reverse the judgment outright for the reasons stated by him in Pickering v. Board of Education, ante, p. 575.

Mr. Justice White dissents.

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