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KATZENBACH, ATTORNEY GENERAL, et al. v. MORGAN ET UX. (1966)
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| KATZENBACH, ATTORNEY GENERAL, et al. v. MORGAN ET UX. |
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| Term: 1965 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: April 18, 1966 |
| Decided: June 13, 1966 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed |
| Vote |
| 7-2 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • Abe Fortas • Earl Warren • Byron White |
| Concurring |
| William Douglas |
| Dissenting |
| John Harlan II • Potter Stewart |
KATZENBACH, ATTORNEY GENERAL, et al. v. MORGAN ET UX. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 13, 1966. The case was argued before the court on April 18, 1966.
In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Civil Rights - Voting Rights Act of 1965, plus amendments
- Petitioner: attorney general of the United States, or his office
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: voter, prospective voter, elector, or a nonelective official seeking reapportionment or redistricting of legislative districts (POL)
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 384 U.S. 641
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
- Who wrote the majority opinion: William Brennan
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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