GERMANO et al. v. KERNER, GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS, et al. (1964) - Ballotpedia

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GERMANO et al. v. KERNER, GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS, et al.

Term: 1963
Important Dates
Decided: June 22, 1964
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
5-3
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Earl Warren • Byron White
Dissenting
Tom Clark • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart

GERMANO et al. v. KERNER, GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 22, 1964.

In a 5-3 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 Illinois 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: voter, prospective voter, elector, or a nonelective official seeking reapportionment or redistricting of legislative districts (POL)
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Respondent state: Illinois
Citation: 378 U.S. 560
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
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 liberal.

See also

External links

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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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