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SANKS et al. v. GEORGIA et al. (1971)

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SANKS et al. v. GEORGIA et al.
Term: 1970
Important Dates
Argued: December 8, 1969
Decided: February 23, 1971
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • William Douglas • John Harlan II • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Concurring
Hugo Black

SANKS et al. v. GEORGIA et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 23, 1971. The case was argued before the court on December 8, 1969.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Georgia State Trial 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.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - Mootness (cf. standing to sue: live dispute)
  • Petitioner: Tenant or lessee
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Georgia
  • Citation: 401 U.S. 144
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: John Harlan II

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 conservative.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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