THOMAS YOUNG, et al. v. KIRK FORDICE et al. (1997)

THOMAS YOUNG, et al. v. KIRK FORDICE et al.
	Term: 1996
Important Dates
	Argued: January 6, 1997
	Decided: March 31, 1997
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas

THOMAS YOUNG, et al. v. KIRK FORDICE et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 31, 1997. The case was argued before the court on January 6, 1997.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Mississippi Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Voting Rights Act of 1965, plus amendments
Petitioner: voter, prospective voter, elector, or a nonelective official seeking reapportionment or redistricting of legislative districts (POL)
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State
Respondent state: Mississippi
Citation: 520 U.S. 273
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
Who wrote the majority opinion: Stephen Breyer

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.