MONROE et al. v. PAPE et al. (1961)

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MONROE et al. v. PAPE et al.
Term: 1960
Important Dates
Argued: November 8, 1960
Decided: February 20, 1961
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
8-1
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Earl Warren • Charles Whittaker
Concurring
John Harlan II • Potter Stewart
Dissenting
Felix Frankfurter

MONROE et al. v. PAPE et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 20, 1961. The case was argued before the court on November 8, 1960.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed 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 - liability, civil rights acts (cf. liability, governmental and liability, nongovernmental; cruel and unusual punishment, non-death penalty)
  • Petitioner: Racial or ethnic minority
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
  • Respondent state: Illinois
  • Citation: 365 U.S. 167
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: William Douglas

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.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 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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