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JENKINS v. MCKEITHEN, GOVERNOR OF LOUISIANA, et al. (1969)
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| JENKINS v. MCKEITHEN, GOVERNOR OF LOUISIANA, et al. |
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| Term: 1968 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: March 25, 1969 |
| Decided: June 9, 1969 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed and remanded |
| Vote |
| 5-3 |
| Judgment of the court |
| Thurgood Marshall |
| Majority |
| William Brennan • Earl Warren |
| Concurring |
| Hugo Black • William Douglas |
| Dissenting |
| John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Byron White |
JENKINS v. MCKEITHEN, GOVERNOR OF LOUISIANA, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 9, 1969. The case was argued before the court on March 25, 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 Louisiana Eastern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - Standing to sue: adversary parties
- Petitioner: Union member
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
- Respondent state: Louisiana
- Citation: 395 U.S. 411
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- What type of decision was made: Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Thurgood Marshall
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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