DRESNER et al. v. CITY OF TALLAHASSEE (1963)
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| DRESNER et al. v. CITY OF TALLAHASSEE |
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| Term: 1963 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: October 23, 1963 |
| Decided: December 2, 1963 |
| Outcome |
| Certification to or from a lower court |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Arthur Goldberg • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White |
DRESNER et al. v. CITY OF TALLAHASSEE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 2, 1963. The case was argued before the court on October 23, 1963.
The U.S. Supreme Court examined the lower court's certified question. The case originated from the Florida State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - no merits: remand to determine basis of state or federal court decision (cf. judicial administration: state law)
- Petitioner: Person or organization protesting racial or ethnic segregation or discrimination
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
- Respondent state: Florida
- Citation: 375 U.S. 136
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
- 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.
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