BARR et al. v. CITY OF COLUMBIA (1964)

BARR et al. v. CITY OF COLUMBIA
	Term: 1963
Important Dates
	Argued: October 14, 1963
	Decided: June 22, 1964
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Concurring
	William Douglas • Arthur Goldberg • Earl Warren

BARR et al. v. CITY OF COLUMBIA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 22, 1964. The case was argued before the court on October 14, 1963.

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

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - sit-in demonstrations (protests against racial discrimination in places of public accommodation)
Petitioner: Person or organization protesting racial or ethnic segregation or discrimination
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Respondent state: South Carolina
Citation: 378 U.S. 146
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
Who wrote the majority opinion: Hugo Black

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.