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JONES ET UX. v. ALFRED H. MAYER CO. et al. (1968)

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JONES ET UX. v. ALFRED H. MAYER CO. et al. |
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Term: 1967 |
Important Dates |
Argued: April 1, 1968 |
Decided: June 17, 1968 |
Outcome |
Reversed |
Vote |
7-2 |
Majority |
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Abe Fortas • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren |
Concurring |
William Douglas |
Dissenting |
John Harlan II • Byron White |
JONES ET UX. v. ALFRED H. MAYER CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 17, 1968. The case was argued before the court on April 1, 1968.
In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Missouri Eastern 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: Racial or ethnic minority
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Real estate developer
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 392 U.S. 409
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
- 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
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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