Hutchinson v. Proxmire

Hutchinson v. Proxmire
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued April 17, 1979 Decided June 26, 1979
Full case name	Ronald R. Hutchinson, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William Proxmire and Morton Schwartz, Defendants-Appellees
Citations	443 U.S. 111 (more) 99 S. Ct. 2675; 61 L. Ed. 2d 411
Case history
Prior	431 F. Supp. 1311 (W.D. Wis. 1977); affirmed, 579 F.2d 1027 (7th Cir. 1978); cert. granted, 439 U.S. 1066 (1979).
Subsequent	Remanded, 605 F.2d 560 (7th Cir. 1979)
Holding
The Speech or Debate Clause does not protect transmittal of information by individual Members of Congress by press releases and newsletters.
Court membership
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger Associate Justices William J. Brennan Jr. · Potter Stewart Byron White · Thurgood Marshall Harry Blackmun · Lewis F. Powell Jr. William Rehnquist · John P. Stevens
Case opinions
Majority	Burger, joined by White, Marshall, Blackmun, Powell, Rehnquist, Stevens
Concur/dissent	Stewart
Dissent	Brennan

Hutchinson v. Proxmire, 443 U.S. 111 (1979), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that statements made by a Senator in newsletters and press releases were not protected by the Speech or Debate Clause.