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BRENNAN et al. v. ARMSTRONG et al. (1977)

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BRENNAN et al. v. ARMSTRONG et al.
Term: 1976
Important Dates
Decided: June 29, 1977
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
6-3
Majority
Harry BlackmunWarren BurgerLewis PowellWilliam RehnquistPotter StewartByron White
Dissenting
William BrennanThurgood MarshallJohn Paul Stevens

BRENNAN et al. v. ARMSTRONG et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 29, 1977.

In a 6-3 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 Wisconsin Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - Desegregation, schools
  • Petitioner: Local school district or board of education
  • Petitioner state: Wisconsin
  • Respondent type: Racial or ethnic minority
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 433 U.S. 672
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
  • 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 conservative.

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