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ABOOD et al. v. DETROIT BOARD OF EDUCATION et al.

Term: 1976
Important Dates
Argued: November 9, 1976
Decided: May 23, 1977
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Concurring
Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens

ABOOD et al. v. DETROIT BOARD OF EDUCATION et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 23, 1977. The case was argued before the court on November 9, 1976.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Michigan State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Union or closed shop: includes agency shop litigation
Petitioner: Governmental employee or job applicant
Petitioner state: Michigan
Respondent type: Local school district or board of education
Respondent state: Michigan
Citation: 431 U.S. 209
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Potter Stewart

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 liberal.

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External links

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Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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