CONNOR et al. v. FINCH, GOVERNOR OF MISSISSIPPI, et al. (1977)

CONNOR et al. v. FINCH, GOVERNOR OF MISSISSIPPI, et al.
	Term: 1976
Important Dates
	Argued: February 28, 1977
	Decided: May 31, 1977
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	7-1
Majority
	William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Concurring
	Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger
Dissenting
	Lewis Powell

CONNOR et al. v. FINCH, GOVERNOR OF MISSISSIPPI, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 31, 1977. The case was argued before the court on February 28, 1977.

In a 7-1 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 Mississippi Southern 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: State
Respondent state: Mississippi
Citation: 431 U.S. 407
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: Potter Stewart

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.