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TAYLOR et al. v. LOUISIANA (1962)

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TAYLOR et al. v. LOUISIANA
Term: 1961
Important Dates
Decided: June 4, 1962
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
7-1
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanTom ClarkWilliam DouglasPotter StewartEarl WarrenByron White
Dissenting
John Harlan II

TAYLOR et al. v. LOUISIANA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 4, 1962.

In a 7-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Louisiana State Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1960s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Warren Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - sit-in demonstrations (protests against racial discrimination in places of public accommodation)
  • Petitioner: Person or organization protesting racial or ethnic segregation or discrimination
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Louisiana
  • Citation: 370 U.S. 154
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • 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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