THORPE v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF DURHAM (1969)

THORPE v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF DURHAM
	Term: 1968
Important Dates
	Argued: October 23, 1968
	Decided: January 13, 1969
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	William Brennan • William Douglas • Abe Fortas • John Harlan II • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White
Concurring
	Hugo Black

THORPE v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF DURHAM is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 13, 1969. The case was argued before the court on October 23, 1968.

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 North Carolina State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Due Process - due process: hearing or notice (other than as pertains to government employees or prisoners' rights)
Petitioner: Tenant or lessee
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Respondent state: North Carolina
Citation: 393 U.S. 268
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
Who wrote the majority opinion: Earl Warren

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.