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CARDONA v. POWER et al. (1966)

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CARDONA v. POWER et al.
Term: 1965
Important Dates
Argued: April 18, 1966
Decided: June 13, 1966
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
7-2
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanTom ClarkEarl WarrenByron White
Concurring
John Harlan IIPotter Stewart
Dissenting
William DouglasAbe Fortas

CARDONA v. POWER et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 13, 1966. The case was argued before the court on April 18, 1966.

In a 7-2 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 New York State Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1960s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Warren Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - Voting Rights Act of 1965, plus amendments
  • Petitioner: voter, prospective voter, elector, or a nonelective official seeking reapportionment or redistricting of legislative districts (POL)
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
  • Respondent state: New York
  • Citation: 384 U.S. 672
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: William Brennan

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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