HADLEY et al. v. JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT OF METROPOLITAN KANSAS CITY et al. (1970)

HADLEY et al. v. JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT OF METROPOLITAN KANSAS CITY et al.
	Term: 1969
Important Dates
	Argued: November 10, 1969
	Decided: February 25, 1970
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	5-3
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Byron White
Dissenting
	Warren Burger • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart

HADLEY et al. v. JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT OF METROPOLITAN KANSAS CITY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 25, 1970. The case was argued before the court on November 10, 1969.

In a 5-3 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 Missouri State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: untimely filing
Petitioner: voter, prospective voter, elector, or a nonelective official seeking reapportionment or redistricting of legislative districts (POL)
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State college or university
Respondent state: Missouri
Citation: 397 U.S. 50
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: 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.