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MCDANIEL, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, et al. v. BARRESI et al. (1971)

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MCDANIEL, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, et al. v. BARRESI et al. |
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Term: 1970 |
Important Dates |
Argued: October 13, 1970 |
Decided: April 20, 1971 |
Outcome |
Reversed |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Hugo Black • Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • William Douglas • John Harlan II • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Byron White |
MCDANIEL, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, et al. v. BARRESI et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 20, 1971. The case was argued before the court on October 13, 1970.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Georgia State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Civil Rights - Desegregation, schools
- Petitioner: Local school district or board of education
- Petitioner state: Georgia
- Respondent type: Racial or ethnic minority
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 402 U.S. 39
- 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: Warren Burger
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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