SIMMONS et ux. v. WEST HAVEN HOUSING AUTHORITY (1970) - Ballotpedia

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SIMMONS et ux. v. WEST HAVEN HOUSING AUTHORITY

Term: 1969
Important Dates
Argued: December 8, 1969
Decided: June 29, 1970
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
6-2
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Warren Burger • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Dissenting
William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall

SIMMONS et ux. v. WEST HAVEN HOUSING AUTHORITY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 29, 1970. The case was argued before the court on December 8, 1969.

In a 6-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Connecticut State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Debtors' rights
Petitioner: Tenant or lessee
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 399 U.S. 510
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
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

The Supreme Court Database

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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