WATTS et al. v. SEWARD SCHOOL BOARD et al. (1965)

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WATTS et al. v. SEWARD SCHOOL BOARD et al.
Term: 1964
Important Dates
Decided: May 3, 1965
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Arthur Goldberg • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White

WATTS et al. v. SEWARD SCHOOL BOARD et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 3, 1965.

In a 9-0 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 Alaska State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: change in state law (cf. no merits: remand to determine basis of state court decision)
  • Petitioner: Governmental employee or job applicant
  • Petitioner state: Alaska
  • Respondent type: Local school district or board of education
  • Respondent state: Alaska
  • Citation: 381 U.S. 126
  • 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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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 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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