HILLS, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT v. GAUTREAUX et al. (1976) - Ballotpedia

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HILLS, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT v. GAUTREAUX et al.

Term: 1975
Important Dates
Argued: January 20, 1976
Decided: April 20, 1976
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart
Concurring
William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Byron White

HILLS, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT v. GAUTREAUX et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 20, 1976. The case was argued before the court on January 20, 1976.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Desegregation (other than as pertains to school desegregation, employment discrimination, and affirmative action)
Petitioner: Department or Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Racial or ethnic minority
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 425 U.S. 284
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.

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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