FORTSON, SECRETARY OF STATE OF GEORGIA v. MORRIS et al. (1966)

FORTSON, SECRETARY OF STATE OF GEORGIA v. MORRIS et al.
	Term: 1966
Important Dates
	Argued: December 5, 1966
	Decided: December 12, 1966
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	Hugo Black • Tom Clark • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Dissenting
	William Brennan • William Douglas • Abe Fortas • Earl Warren

FORTSON, SECRETARY OF STATE OF GEORGIA v. MORRIS et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 12, 1966. The case was argued before the court on December 5, 1966.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Georgia Northern 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: Georgia
Respondent type: voter, prospective voter, elector, or a nonelective official seeking reapportionment or redistricting of legislative districts (POL)
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 385 U.S. 231
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: 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 conservative.