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RUNYON ET UX., DBA BOBBE'S SCHOOL v. MCCRARY et al. (1976)

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RUNYON ET UX., DBA BOBBE'S SCHOOL v. MCCRARY et al. |
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Term: 1975 |
Important Dates |
Argued: April 26, 1976 |
Decided: June 25, 1976 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
7-2 |
Majority |
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart |
Concurring |
Lewis Powell • John Paul Stevens |
Dissenting |
William Rehnquist • Byron White |
RUNYON ET UX., DBA BOBBE'S SCHOOL v. MCCRARY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 25, 1976. The case was argued before the court on April 26, 1976.
In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Virginia Eastern U.S. District Court.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1970s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Burger Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: Civil Rights - Desegregation, schools
- Petitioner: Private school, college, or university
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Racial or ethnic minority
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 427 U.S. 160
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Potter Stewart
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
External links
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