CALHOUN et al. v. LATIMER et al. (1964)

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CALHOUN et al. v. LATIMER et al.
Term: 1963
Important Dates
Argued: March 31, 1964
Decided: May 25, 1964
Outcome
Vacated 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

CALHOUN et al. v. LATIMER et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 25, 1964. The case was argued before the court on March 31, 1964.

In a 9-0 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 Georgia Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - Desegregation, schools
  • Petitioner: Racial or ethnic minority student or applicant for admission to an educational institution
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Local school district or board of education
  • Respondent state: Georgia
  • Citation: 377 U.S. 263
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
  • 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 liberal.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 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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