Armstrong v. Manzo

Armstrong v. Manzo
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 27, 1965
Full case name	Armstrong v. Manzo
Citations	380 U.S. 545 ( more )
Holding
Failure to provide notice of pending adoption proceedings to the adversely situated biological parent is a violation of due process.
Court membership
Chief Justice Earl Warren Associate Justices Hugo Black  · William O. Douglas Tom C. Clark  · John M. Harlan II William J. Brennan Jr.  · Potter Stewart Byron White  · Arthur Goldberg
Case opinion
Majority	Stewart, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
Due Process Clause

Armstrong v. Manzo, 380 U.S. 545 (1965), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that failure to provide notice of pending adoption proceedings to the adversely situated biological parent is a violation of due process. ^[1]

Significance

This case stands for the proposition that hearings in courts "must be granted at a meaningful time and in a meaningful manner." ^[2]

References

1. Armstrong v. Manzo, 380 U.S. 545 (1965).
2. Lieberman, Jethro K. (1999). "Hearing". A Practical Companion to the Constitution. p. 229.

External links

• Text of Armstrong v. Manzo, 380 U.S. 545(1965) is available from: Cornell Findlaw Justia