ROMAN, CLERK OF THE PEACE, et al. v. SINCOCK et al. (1964)

ROMAN, CLERK OF THE PEACE, et al. v. SINCOCK et al.
	Term: 1963
Important Dates
	Argued: December 9, 1963
	Decided: June 15, 1964
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	8-1
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Arthur Goldberg • Earl Warren • Byron White
Concurring
	Tom Clark • Potter Stewart
Dissenting
	John Harlan II

ROMAN, CLERK OF THE PEACE, et al. v. SINCOCK et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 15, 1964. The case was argued before the court on December 9, 1963.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Delaware 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: Delaware
Respondent type: voter, prospective voter, elector, or a nonelective official seeking reapportionment or redistricting of legislative districts (POL)
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 377 U.S. 695
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
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.