CONNOR et al. v. WILLIAMS, GOVERNOR OF MISSISSIPPI, et al. (1972) - Ballotpedia

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CONNOR et al. v. WILLIAMS, GOVERNOR OF MISSISSIPPI, et al.

Term: 1971
Important Dates
Decided: January 24, 1972
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White

CONNOR et al. v. WILLIAMS, GOVERNOR OF MISSISSIPPI, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 24, 1972.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated 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: 404 U.S. 549
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
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 conservative.

See also

External links

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Footnotes

↑ 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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