ALLEN et al. v. STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS et al. (1969)

ALLEN et al. v. STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS et al.
	Term: 1968
Important Dates
	Argued: October 15, 1968
	Decided: March 3, 1969
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	7-2
Majority
	William Brennan • Abe Fortas • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White
Concurring
	William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall
Dissenting
	Hugo Black • John Harlan II

ALLEN et al. v. STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 3, 1969. The case was argued before the court on October 15, 1968.

In a 7-2 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 Virginia Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Voting Rights Act of 1965, plus amendments
Petitioner: voter, prospective voter, elector, or a nonelective official seeking reapportionment or redistricting of legislative districts (POL)
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Respondent state: Virginia
Citation: 393 U.S. 544
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
Who wrote the majority opinion: Earl Warren

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.