LABINE, TUTRIX v. VINCENT, ADMINISTRATOR (1971)

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LABINE, TUTRIX v. VINCENT, ADMINISTRATOR
Term: 1970
Important Dates
Argued: January 19, 1971
Decided: March 29, 1971
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-4
Majority
Hugo Black • Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Potter Stewart
Concurring
John Harlan II
Dissenting
William Brennan • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Byron White

LABINE, TUTRIX v. VINCENT, ADMINISTRATOR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 29, 1971. The case was argued before the court on January 19, 1971.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Louisiana State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - Illegitimates, rights of (cf. juveniles): typically inheritance and survivor's benefits, and paternity suits
  • Petitioner: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Father
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 401 U.S. 532
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Hugo Black

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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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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