KRAMER v. UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 15 et al. (1969)

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KRAMER v. UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 15 et al.
Term: 1968
Important Dates
Argued: January 16, 1969
Decided: June 16, 1969
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
5-3
Majority
William BrennanWilliam DouglasThurgood MarshallEarl WarrenByron White
Dissenting
Hugo BlackJohn Harlan IIPotter Stewart

KRAMER v. UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 15 et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 16, 1969. The case was argued before the court on January 16, 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 New York Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - Voting
  • Petitioner: voter, prospective voter, elector, or a nonelective official seeking reapportionment or redistricting of legislative districts (POL)
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Local school district or board of education
  • Respondent state: New York
  • Citation: 395 U.S. 621
  • 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: Earl Warren

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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