MOODY et al. v. FLOWERS et al. (1967)

MOODY et al. v. FLOWERS et al.
	Term: 1966
Important Dates
	Argued: April 18, 1967
	Decided: May 22, 1967
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Abe Fortas • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White

MOODY et al. v. FLOWERS et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 22, 1967. The case was argued before the court on April 18, 1967.

In a 9-0 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 Alabama Middle U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - subconstitutional fair procedure: timeliness
Petitioner: voter, prospective voter, elector, or a nonelective official seeking reapportionment or redistricting of legislative districts (POL)
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Respondent state: Alabama
Citation: 387 U.S. 97
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: 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.