MCDONALD et al. v. BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS OF CHICAGO et al. (1969) - Ballotpedia

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MCDONALD et al. v. BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS OF CHICAGO et al.

Term: 1968
Important Dates
Argued: November 19, 1968
Decided: April 28, 1969
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Abe Fortas • Thurgood Marshall • Earl Warren • Byron White
Concurring
John Harlan II • Potter Stewart

MCDONALD et al. v. BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS OF CHICAGO et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 28, 1969. The case was argued before the court on November 19, 1968.

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

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Voting
Petitioner: Prisoner, inmate of penal institution
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Respondent state: Illinois
Citation: 394 U.S. 802
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: Earl Warren

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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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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