MOOSE LODGE NO. 107 v. IRVIS et al. (1972) - Ballotpedia

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MOOSE LODGE NO. 107 v. IRVIS et al.

Term: 1971
Important Dates
Argued: February 28, 1972
Decided: June 12, 1972
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
6-3
Majority
Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Dissenting
William Brennan • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall

MOOSE LODGE NO. 107 v. IRVIS et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 12, 1972. The case was argued before the court on February 28, 1972.

In a 6-3 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 Pennsylvania Middle U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Desegregation (other than as pertains to school desegregation, employment discrimination, and affirmative action)
Petitioner: Private club or facility
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Racial or ethnic minority
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 407 U.S. 163
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: William Rehnquist

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

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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