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JOHNSON et al. v. NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT et al. (1972)
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| JOHNSON et al. v. NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT et al. |
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| Term: 1972 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: November 8, 1972 |
| Decided: November 20, 1972 |
| Outcome |
| Vacated and remanded |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • William Douglas • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White |
| Concurring |
| Thurgood Marshall |
JOHNSON et al. v. NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 20, 1972. The case was argued before the court on November 8, 1972.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the New York Eastern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - Mootness (cf. standing to sue: live dispute)
- Petitioner: Indigent, needy, welfare recipient
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Specified state board or department of education
- Respondent state: New York
- Citation: 409 U.S. 75
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown
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 conservative.
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