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CARTER et al. v. WEST FELICIANA PARISH SCHOOL BOARD et al. (1970)

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CARTER et al. v. WEST FELICIANA PARISH SCHOOL BOARD et al.
Term: 1969
Important Dates
Decided: January 14, 1970
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
6-2
Concurring
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanWilliam DouglasJohn Harlan IIThurgood MarshallByron White
Dissenting
Warren BurgerPotter Stewart

CARTER et al. v. WEST FELICIANA PARISH SCHOOL BOARD et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 14, 1970.

In a 6-2 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 Louisiana Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - Desegregation, schools
  • Petitioner: Racial or ethnic minority
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Local school district or board of education
  • Respondent state: Louisiana
  • Citation: 396 U.S. 290
  • 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 liberal.

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