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ADICKES v. S. H. KRESS & CO. (1970)

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ADICKES v. S. H. KRESS & CO.
Term: 1969
Important Dates
Argued: November 12, 1969
Decided: June 1, 1970
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
5-2
Majority
Warren Burger • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Concurring
Hugo Black
Dissenting
William Brennan • William Douglas

ADICKES v. S. H. KRESS & CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 1, 1970. The case was argued before the court on November 12, 1969.

In a 5-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - Desegregation (other than as pertains to school desegregation, employment discrimination, and affirmative action)
  • Petitioner: Racial or ethnic minority
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Retail business or outlet
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 398 U.S. 144
  • 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: John Harlan II

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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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 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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