SPOMER, STATE'S ATTORNEY OF ALEXANDER COUNTY, ILLINOIS v. LITTLETON et al. (1974)

SPOMER, STATE'S ATTORNEY OF ALEXANDER COUNTY, ILLINOIS v. LITTLETON et al.
	Term: 1973
Important Dates
	Argued: October 17, 1973
	Decided: January 15, 1974
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White

SPOMER, STATE'S ATTORNEY OF ALEXANDER COUNTY, ILLINOIS v. LITTLETON et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 15, 1974. The case was argued before the court on October 17, 1973.

In a 9-0 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 Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - Mootness (cf. standing to sue: live dispute)
Petitioner: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Petitioner state: Illinois
Respondent type: Racial or ethnic minority
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 414 U.S. 514
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: Byron White

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.