GLOVER et al. v. ST. LOUIS-SAN FRANCISCO RAILWAY CO. et al. (1969)
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| GLOVER et al. v. ST. LOUIS-SAN FRANCISCO RAILWAY CO. et al. |
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| Term: 1968 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: November 14, 1968 |
| Decided: January 14, 1969 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed and remanded |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Abe Fortas • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White |
| Concurring |
| John Harlan II |
GLOVER et al. v. ST. LOUIS-SAN FRANCISCO RAILWAY CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 14, 1969. The case was argued before the court on November 14, 1968.
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 Alabama Northern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - comity: civil rights
- Petitioner: Racial or ethnic minority employee or job applicant
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Railroad
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 393 U.S. 324
- 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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