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COUSINS et al. v. WIGODA et al. (1975)
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| COUSINS et al. v. WIGODA et al. |
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| Term: 1974 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: November 11, 1974 |
| Decided: January 15, 1975 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed |
| Vote |
| 8-1 |
| Majority |
| Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Byron White |
| Concurring |
| Warren Burger • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart |
| Dissenting |
| Lewis Powell |
COUSINS et al. v. WIGODA et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 15, 1975. The case was argued before the court on November 11, 1974.
In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Federalism - miscellaneous federalism
- Petitioner: Political candidate, activist, committee, party, party member, organization, or elected official
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Political candidate, activist, committee, party, party member, organization, or elected official
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 419 U.S. 477
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
- Who wrote the majority opinion: William Brennan
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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