MILLIKEN, GOVERNOR OF MICHIGAN, et al. v. BRADLEY et al. (1974)
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| MILLIKEN, GOVERNOR OF MICHIGAN, et al. v. BRADLEY et al. |
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| Term: 1973 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: February 27, 1974 |
| Decided: July 25, 1974 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed and remanded |
| Vote |
| 5-4 |
| Majority |
| Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist |
| Concurring |
| Potter Stewart |
| Dissenting |
| William Brennan • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Byron White |
MILLIKEN, GOVERNOR OF MICHIGAN, et al. v. BRADLEY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on July 25, 1974. The case was argued before the court on February 27, 1974.
In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Michigan Eastern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Civil Rights - Desegregation, schools
- Petitioner: State
- Petitioner state: Michigan
- Respondent type: Racial or ethnic minority
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 418 U.S. 717
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- 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 conservative.
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