TILLMAN et al. v. WHEATON-HAVEN RECREATION ASSN., INC., et al. (1973)

TILLMAN et al. v. WHEATON-HAVEN RECREATION ASSN., INC., et al.
	Term: 1972
Important Dates
	Argued: November 15, 1972
	Decided: February 27, 1973
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White

TILLMAN et al. v. WHEATON-HAVEN RECREATION ASSN., INC., et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 27, 1973. The case was argued before the court on November 15, 1972.

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 Maryland U.S. District 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: Racial or ethnic minority
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Private club or facility
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 410 U.S. 431
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: Harry Blackmun

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.