BURTON v. WILMINGTON PARKING AUTHORITY et al. (1961)

BURTON v. WILMINGTON PARKING AUTHORITY et al.
	Term: 1960
Important Dates
	Argued: February 21, 1961
	Decided: April 17, 1961
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Earl Warren
Concurring
	Potter Stewart
Dissenting
	Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Charles Whittaker

BURTON v. WILMINGTON PARKING AUTHORITY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 17, 1961. The case was argued before the court on February 21, 1961.

In a 6-3 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 Delaware State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Desegregation (other than as pertains to school desegregation, employment discrimination, and affirmative action)
Petitioner: Person or organization protesting racial or ethnic segregation or discrimination
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Respondent state: Delaware
Citation: 365 U.S. 715
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: Tom Clark

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.