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LOUISIANA et al. v. UNITED STATES (1965)

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LOUISIANA et al. v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1964
Important Dates
Argued: January 26, 1965
Decided: March 8, 1965
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanTom ClarkWilliam DouglasArthur GoldbergPotter StewartEarl WarrenByron White
Concurring
John Harlan II

LOUISIANA et al. v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 8, 1965. The case was argued before the court on January 26, 1965.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Louisiana Eastern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1960s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Warren Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - Voting
  • Petitioner: State
  • Petitioner state: Louisiana
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 380 U.S. 145
  • 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: 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 liberal.

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