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CONNOR et al. v. JOHNSON et al. (1971)

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CONNOR et al. v. JOHNSON et al.
Term: 1970
Important Dates
Decided: June 3, 1971
Outcome
Stay, petition, or motion granted
Vote
6-3
Majority
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Dissenting
Hugo Black • Warren Burger • John Harlan II

CONNOR et al. v. JOHNSON et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 3, 1971.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the petition, stay, or motion. The case originated from the Mississippi Southern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1970s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Burger Court, click here.

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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: 402 U.S. 690
  • 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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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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