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GRIFFIN et al. v. BRECKENRIDGE et al. (1971)
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| GRIFFIN et al. v. BRECKENRIDGE et al. |
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| Term: 1970 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: January 13, 1971 |
| Decided: June 7, 1971 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed and remanded |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Byron White |
| Concurring |
| John Harlan II |
GRIFFIN et al. v. BRECKENRIDGE et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 7, 1971. The case was argued before the court on January 13, 1971.
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 Mississippi Southern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Civil Rights - liability, civil rights acts (cf. liability, governmental and liability, nongovernmental; cruel and unusual punishment, non-death penalty)
- Petitioner: Racial or ethnic minority
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Private person
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 403 U.S. 88
- 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: Potter Stewart
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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