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PETERSON et al. v. CITY OF GREENVILLE (1963)
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| PETERSON et al. v. CITY OF GREENVILLE |
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| Term: 1962 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: November 6, 1962 |
| Decided: May 20, 1963 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Arthur Goldberg • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White |
| Concurring |
| John Harlan II |
PETERSON et al. v. CITY OF GREENVILLE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 20, 1963. The case was argued before the court on November 6, 1962.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the South Carolina State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Civil Rights - sit-in demonstrations (protests against racial discrimination in places of public accommodation)
- Petitioner: Person or organization protesting racial or ethnic segregation or discrimination
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
- Respondent state: South Carolina
- Citation: 373 U.S. 244
- 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: Earl Warren
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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