DUNN, GOVERNOR OF TENNESSEE, et al. v. BLUMSTEIN (1972) - Ballotpedia

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DUNN, GOVERNOR OF TENNESSEE, et al. v. BLUMSTEIN

Term: 1971
Important Dates
Argued: November 16, 1971
Decided: March 21, 1972
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-1
Majority
William Brennan • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Concurring
Harry Blackmun
Dissenting
Warren Burger

DUNN, GOVERNOR OF TENNESSEE, et al. v. BLUMSTEIN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 21, 1972. The case was argued before the court on November 16, 1971.

In a 6-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Tennessee Middle U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Residency requirements: durational, plus discrimination against nonresidents
Petitioner: State
Petitioner state: Tennessee
Respondent type: voter, prospective voter, elector, or a nonelective official seeking reapportionment or redistricting of legislative districts (POL)
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 405 U.S. 330
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.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ 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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