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ROCKEFELLER, GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK, et al. v. WELLS et al. (1967)
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| ROCKEFELLER, GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK, et al. v. WELLS et al. |
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| Term: 1967 |
| Important Dates |
| Decided: December 16, 1967 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 8-1 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Abe Fortas • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White |
| Dissenting |
| John Harlan II |
ROCKEFELLER, GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK, et al. v. WELLS et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 16, 1967.
In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Southern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Civil Rights - reapportionment: other than plans governed by the Voting Rights Act
- Petitioner: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
- Petitioner state: New York
- Respondent type: voter, prospective voter, elector, or a nonelective official seeking reapportionment or redistricting of legislative districts (POL)
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 389 U.S. 421
- 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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