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SULLIVAN et al. v. LITTLE HUNTING PARK, INC., et al. (1969)
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| SULLIVAN et al. v. LITTLE HUNTING PARK, INC., et al. |
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| Term: 1969 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: October 13, 1969 |
| Decided: December 15, 1969 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed |
| Vote |
| 5-3 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart |
| Dissenting |
| Warren Burger • John Harlan II • Byron White |
SULLIVAN et al. v. LITTLE HUNTING PARK, INC., et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 15, 1969. The case was argued before the court on October 13, 1969.
In a 5-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Virginia State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Civil Rights - Desegregation (other than as pertains to school desegregation, employment discrimination, and affirmative action)
- Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Amusement establishment, or recreational facility
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 396 U.S. 229
- 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: William Douglas
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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