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GILLIGAN, GOVERNOR OF OHIO, et al. v. MORGAN et al.

Term: 1972
Important Dates
Argued: March 19, 1973
Decided: June 21, 1973
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Warren Burger • William Rehnquist • Byron White
Concurring
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • Potter Stewart

GILLIGAN, GOVERNOR OF OHIO, et al. v. MORGAN et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 21, 1973. The case was argued before the court on March 19, 1973.

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

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - Standing to sue: justiciable question
Petitioner: State
Petitioner state: Ohio
Respondent type: Student, or applicant for admission to an educational institution
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 413 U.S. 1
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Warren Burger

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.

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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