DUSCH et al. v. DAVIS et al. (1967)

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DUSCH et al. v. DAVIS et al.
Term: 1966
Important Dates
Argued: April 18, 1967
Decided: May 22, 1967
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Abe Fortas • Earl Warren • Byron White
Concurring
John Harlan II • Potter Stewart

DUSCH et al. v. DAVIS et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 22, 1967. The case was argued before the court on April 18, 1967.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Virginia Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - reapportionment: other than plans governed by the Voting Rights Act
  • Petitioner: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
  • Petitioner state: Virginia
  • Respondent type: voter, prospective voter, elector, or a nonelective official seeking reapportionment or redistricting of legislative districts (POL)
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 387 U.S. 112
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: William Douglas

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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