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GOSS et al. v. LOPEZ et al. (1975)
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| GOSS et al. v. LOPEZ et al. |
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| Term: 1974 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: October 16, 1974 |
| Decided: January 22, 1975 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 5-4 |
| Majority |
| William Brennan • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Byron White |
| Dissenting |
| Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist |
GOSS et al. v. LOPEZ et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 22, 1975. The case was argued before the court on October 16, 1974.
In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Ohio Southern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Due Process - due process: hearing or notice (other than as pertains to government employees or prisoners' rights)
- Petitioner: Local school district or board of education
- Petitioner state: Ohio
- Respondent type: Student, or applicant for admission to an educational institution
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 419 U.S. 565
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Byron White
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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