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ABATE et al. v. MUNDT et al. (1971)
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| ABATE et al. v. MUNDT et al. |
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| Term: 1970 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: November 19, 1970 |
| Decided: June 7, 1971 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 7-2 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Byron White |
| Concurring |
| John Harlan II • Potter Stewart |
| Dissenting |
| William Brennan • William Douglas |
ABATE et al. v. MUNDT et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 7, 1971. The case was argued before the court on November 19, 1970.
In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Civil Rights - reapportionment: other than plans governed by the Voting Rights Act
- Petitioner: voter, prospective voter, elector, or a nonelective official seeking reapportionment or redistricting of legislative districts (POL)
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: County government or county governmental unit, except school district
- Respondent state: New York
- Citation: 403 U.S. 182
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Thurgood Marshall
These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.
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