DAVIS et al. v. BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS OF MOBILE COUNTY et al. (1971)

DAVIS et al. v. BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS OF MOBILE COUNTY et al.
	Term: 1970
Important Dates
	Argued: October 13, 1970
	Decided: April 20, 1971
Outcome
	Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • William Douglas • John Harlan II • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Byron White

DAVIS et al. v. BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS OF MOBILE COUNTY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 20, 1971. The case was argued before the court on October 13, 1970.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part 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 Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Desegregation, schools
Petitioner: Racial or ethnic minority
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Local school district or board of education
Respondent state: Alabama
Citation: 402 U.S. 33
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: Warren Burger

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.