DARRYL SINKFIELD, et al. v. PEGGY C. KELLEY, et al. (2000)

DARRYL SINKFIELD, et al. v. PEGGY C. KELLEY, et al.
	Term: 2000
Important Dates
	Decided: November 27, 2000
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas

DARRYL SINKFIELD, et al. v. PEGGY C. KELLEY, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 27, 2000.

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 Alabama Middle U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - Standing to sue: personal injury
Petitioner: voter, prospective voter, elector, or a nonelective official seeking reapportionment or redistricting of legislative districts (POL)
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: voter, prospective voter, elector, or a nonelective official seeking reapportionment or redistricting of legislative districts (POL)
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 531 U.S. 28
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
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.