GOMILLION et al. v. LIGHTFOOT, MAYOR OF TUSKEGEE, et al. (1960) - Ballotpedia

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GOMILLION et al. v. LIGHTFOOT, MAYOR OF TUSKEGEE, et al.

Term: 1960
Important Dates
Argued: October 18, 1960
Decided: November 14, 1960
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren
Concurring
William Douglas • Charles Whittaker

GOMILLION et al. v. LIGHTFOOT, MAYOR OF TUSKEGEE, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 14, 1960. The case was argued before the court on October 18, 1960.

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

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Voting
Petitioner: Resident
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Respondent state: Alabama
Citation: 364 U.S. 339
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: Felix Frankfurter

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

The Supreme Court Database

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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