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SCHOLLE v. HARE, SECRETARY OF STATE OF MICHIGAN, et al. (1962)
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| SCHOLLE v. HARE, SECRETARY OF STATE OF MICHIGAN, et al. |
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| Term: 1961 |
| Important Dates |
| Decided: April 23, 1962 |
| Outcome |
| Vacated and remanded |
| Vote |
| 7-1 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Earl Warren • Byron White |
| Concurring |
| Tom Clark • Potter Stewart |
| Dissenting |
| John Harlan II |
SCHOLLE v. HARE, SECRETARY OF STATE OF MICHIGAN, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 23, 1962.
In a 7-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Michigan State Supreme Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Civil Rights - reapportionment: other than plans governed by the Voting Rights Act
- Petitioner: voter, prospective voter, elector, or a nonelective official seeking reapportionment or redistricting of legislative districts (POL)
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
- Respondent state: Michigan
- Citation: 369 U.S. 429
- 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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