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DOUGHERTY COUNTY, GEORGIA, BOARD OF EDUCATION et al. v. WHITE (1978)
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| DOUGHERTY COUNTY, GEORGIA, BOARD OF EDUCATION et al. v. WHITE |
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| Term: 1978 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: October 2, 1978 |
| Decided: November 28, 1978 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 5-4 |
| Majority |
| Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Byron White |
| Concurring |
| John Paul Stevens |
| Dissenting |
| Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart |
DOUGHERTY COUNTY, GEORGIA, BOARD OF EDUCATION et al. v. WHITE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 28, 1978. The case was argued before the court on October 2, 1978.
In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Georgia Middle U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Civil Rights - Voting Rights Act of 1965, plus amendments
- Petitioner: Local school district or board of education
- Petitioner state: Georgia
- Respondent type: Minority governmental employee or job applicant
- Respondent state: Georgia
- Citation: 439 U.S. 32
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Thurgood Marshall
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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