HATHORN et al. v. LOVORN et al. (1982)

HATHORN et al. v. LOVORN et al.
	Term: 1981
Important Dates
	Argued: April 27, 1982
	Decided: June 15, 1982
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-1
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • John Paul Stevens • Byron White
Concurring
	Lewis Powell
Dissenting
	William Rehnquist

HATHORN et al. v. LOVORN et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 15, 1982. The case was argued before the court on April 27, 1982.

In an 8-1 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 State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Voting Rights Act of 1965, plus amendments
Petitioner: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Petitioner state: Mississippi
Respondent type: voter, prospective voter, elector, or a nonelective official seeking reapportionment or redistricting of legislative districts (POL)
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 457 U.S. 255
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: Sandra Day O'Connor

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.