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EUBANKS v. LOUISIANA (1958)

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EUBANKS v. LOUISIANA
Term: 1957
Important Dates
Argued: April 30, 1958
Decided: May 26, 1958
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanHarold BurtonTom ClarkWilliam DouglasFelix FrankfurterJohn Harlan IIEarl WarrenCharles Whittaker

EUBANKS v. LOUISIANA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 26, 1958. The case was argued before the court on April 30, 1958.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Louisiana State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - Desegregation (other than as pertains to school desegregation, employment discrimination, and affirmative action)
  • Petitioner: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Louisiana
  • Citation: 356 U.S. 584
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Hugo Black

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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