ALEXANDER et al. v. HOLMES COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION et al. (1969) - Ballotpedia

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ALEXANDER et al. v. HOLMES COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION et al.

Term: 1969
Important Dates
Argued: October 23, 1969
Decided: October 29, 1969
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
8-0
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Warren Burger • William Douglas • John Harlan II • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Byron White

ALEXANDER et al. v. HOLMES COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on October 29, 1969. The case was argued before the court on October 23, 1969.

In an 8-0 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 Mississippi Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Desegregation, schools
Petitioner: Racial or ethnic minority
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Local school district or board of education
Respondent state: Mississippi
Citation: 396 U.S. 19
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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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