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MOORE et al. v. CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG BOARD OF EDUCATION et al. (1971)

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MOORE et al. v. CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG BOARD OF EDUCATION et al. |
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Term: 1970 |
Important Dates |
Argued: October 13, 1970 |
Decided: April 20, 1971 |
Outcome |
Petition denied or appeal dismissed |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Hugo Black • Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • William Douglas • John Harlan II • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Byron White |
MOORE et al. v. CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG BOARD OF EDUCATION 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 dismissed the case. The case originated from the North Carolina Western U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - Standing to sue: adversary parties
- Petitioner: Racial or ethnic minority
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Local school district or board of education
- Respondent state: North Carolina
- Citation: 402 U.S. 47
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown
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.
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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