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ROBINSON et al. v. JOHNSON et al. (1969)

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ROBINSON et al. v. JOHNSON et al.
Term: 1968
Important Dates
Decided: May 5, 1969
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-2
Majority
William BrennanWilliam DouglasAbe FortasThurgood MarshallPotter StewartEarl WarrenByron White
Dissenting
Hugo BlackJohn Harlan II

ROBINSON et al. v. JOHNSON et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 5, 1969.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed 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 - poverty law, constitutional
  • Petitioner: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
  • Petitioner state: Illinois
  • Respondent type: Nonresident
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 394 U.S. 847
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
  • Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
  • 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 liberal.

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