KOENIG et al. v. FLYNN, SECRETARY OF STATE, et al. (1932)

KOENIG et al. v. FLYNN, SECRETARY OF STATE, et al.
	Term: 1931
Important Dates
	Argued: March 24, 1932
	Decided: April 11, 1932
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter

KOENIG et al. v. FLYNN, SECRETARY OF STATE, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 11, 1932. The case was argued before the court on March 24, 1932.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York State Appellate Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - reapportionment: other than plans governed by the Voting Rights Act
Petitioner: voter, prospective voter, elector, or a nonelective official seeking reapportionment or redistricting of legislative districts (POL)
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Respondent state: New York
Citation: 285 U.S. 375
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
Who wrote the majority opinion: Charles Evans Hughes

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.