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CITY OF PHOENIX et al. v. KOLODZIEJSKI (1970)

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CITY OF PHOENIX et al. v. KOLODZIEJSKI |
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Term: 1969 |
Important Dates |
Argued: March 31, 1970 |
Decided: June 23, 1970 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
5-3 |
Majority |
William Brennan • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Byron White |
Concurring |
Hugo Black |
Dissenting |
Warren Burger • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart |
CITY OF PHOENIX et al. v. KOLODZIEJSKI is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 23, 1970. The case was argued before the court on March 31, 1970.
In a 5-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Arizona U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Civil Rights - Voting
- Petitioner: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
- Petitioner state: Arizona
- Respondent type: voter, prospective voter, elector, or a nonelective official seeking reapportionment or redistricting of legislative districts (POL)
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 399 U.S. 204
- 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: Byron White
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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