CHAPMAN et al. v. MEIER, SECRETARY OF STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA (1975)

CHAPMAN et al. v. MEIER, SECRETARY OF STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
	Term: 1974
Important Dates
	Argued: November 13, 1974
	Decided: January 27, 1975
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White

CHAPMAN et al. v. MEIER, SECRETARY OF STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 27, 1975. The case was argued before the court on November 13, 1974.

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 North Dakota U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - reapportionment: other than plans governed by the Voting Rights Act
Petitioner: voter, prospective voter, elector, or a nonelective official seeking reapportionment or redistricting of legislative districts (POL)
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Respondent state: North Dakota
Citation: 420 U.S. 1
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Harry Blackmun

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.