BROOKS v. MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. (1964) - Ballotpedia

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BROOKS v. MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD CO.

Term: 1963
Important Dates
Argued: January 7, 1964
Decided: February 17, 1964
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Arthur Goldberg • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White

BROOKS v. MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 17, 1964. The case was argued before the court on January 7, 1964.

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 Arkansas Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - military: veteran
Petitioner: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Railroad
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 376 U.S. 182
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: Arthur Goldberg

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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