SCOTT, TREASURER OF ILLINOIS, et al. v. GERMANO et al. (1965) - Ballotpedia

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SCOTT, TREASURER OF ILLINOIS, et al. v. GERMANO et al.

Term: 1964
Important Dates
Decided: June 1, 1965
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
8-0
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White

SCOTT, TREASURER OF ILLINOIS, et al. v. GERMANO et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 1, 1965.

In an 8-0 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 Illinois Northern 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: Illinois
Respondent type: voter, prospective voter, elector, or a nonelective official seeking reapportionment or redistricting of legislative districts (POL)
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 381 U.S. 407
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 conservative.

See also

External links

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Footnotes

↑ 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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