THORPE v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF DURHAM (1967) - Ballotpedia

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THORPE v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF DURHAM

Term: 1966
Important Dates
Argued: March 21, 1967
Decided: April 17, 1967
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
8-1
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • Abe Fortas • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren
Concurring
William Douglas
Dissenting
Byron White

THORPE v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF DURHAM is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 17, 1967. The case was argued before the court on March 21, 1967.

In an 8-1 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 North Carolina State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - no merits: miscellaneous
Petitioner: Tenant or lessee
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Respondent state: North Carolina
Citation: 386 U.S. 670
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
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 conservative.

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External links

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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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