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CONNOR et al. v. COLEMAN, UNITED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE, et al. (1976)
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| CONNOR et al. v. COLEMAN, UNITED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE, et al. |
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| Term: 1975 |
| Important Dates |
| Decided: May 19, 1976 |
| Outcome |
| Stay, petition, or motion granted |
| Vote |
| 8-1 |
| Majority |
| Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart • Byron White |
| Concurring |
| Warren Burger • Lewis Powell |
| Dissenting |
| William Rehnquist |
CONNOR et al. v. COLEMAN, UNITED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 19, 1976.
In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the petition, stay, or motion. The case originated from the Mississippi Southern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: extraordinary relief (e.g., mandamus, injunction)
- Petitioner: voter, prospective voter, elector, or a nonelective official seeking reapportionment or redistricting of legislative districts (POL)
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Court or judicial district
- Respondent state: United States
- Citation: 425 U.S. 675
- How the court took jurisdiction: Mandamus
- 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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