DAYTON BOARD OF EDUCATION et al. v. BRINKMAN et al. (1977)

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DAYTON BOARD OF EDUCATION et al. v. BRINKMAN et al.
Term: 1976
Important Dates
Argued: April 26, 1977
Decided: June 27, 1977
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
8-0
Majority
Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Concurring
William Brennan • John Paul Stevens

DAYTON BOARD OF EDUCATION et al. v. BRINKMAN et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 27, 1977. The case was argued before the court on April 26, 1977.

In an 8-0 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 Ohio Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - Desegregation, schools
  • Petitioner: Local school district or board of education
  • Petitioner state: Ohio
  • Respondent type: Racial or ethnic minority
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 433 U.S. 406
  • 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 Rehnquist

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.

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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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