LOUISIANA v. MISSISSIPPI et al. (1966)

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LOUISIANA v. MISSISSIPPI et al.
Term: 1965
Important Dates
Argued: November 16, 1965
Decided: April 18, 1966
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanTom ClarkWilliam DouglasAbe FortasJohn Harlan IIPotter StewartEarl WarrenByron White

LOUISIANA v. MISSISSIPPI et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 18, 1966. The case was argued before the court on November 16, 1965.

The U.S. Supreme Court made a 9-0 ruling.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Interstate Relations - Boundary dispute between states
  • Petitioner: State
  • Petitioner state: Louisiana
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Mississippi
  • Citation: 384 U.S. 24
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Original
  • What type of decision was made: Decrees
  • Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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 unspecifiable.

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