MANDEL, GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND, et al. v. BRADLEY et al. (1977) - Ballotpedia

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MANDEL, GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND, et al. v. BRADLEY et al.

Term: 1976
Important Dates
Argued: February 23, 1977
Decided: June 16, 1977
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
7-1
Majority
Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart
Concurring
William Brennan • Lewis Powell • Byron White
Dissenting
John Paul Stevens

MANDEL, GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND, et al. v. BRADLEY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 16, 1977. The case was argued before the court on February 23, 1977.

In a 7-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Maryland U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Ballot access (of candidates and political parties)
Petitioner: State
Petitioner state: Maryland
Respondent type: Political candidate, activist, committee, party, party member, organization, or elected official
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 432 U.S. 173
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
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 conservative.

See also

External links

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Footnotes

↑ 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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