WELLS v. ROCKEFELLER, GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK, et al. (1969)

WELLS v. ROCKEFELLER, GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK, et al.
	Term: 1968
Important Dates
	Argued: January 13, 1969
	Decided: April 7, 1969
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Earl Warren
Concurring
	Abe Fortas
Dissenting
	John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Byron White

WELLS v. ROCKEFELLER, GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 7, 1969. The case was argued before the court on January 13, 1969.

In a 6-3 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 New York Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - reapportionment: other than plans governed by the Voting Rights Act
Petitioner: voter, prospective voter, elector, or a nonelective official seeking reapportionment or redistricting of legislative districts (POL)
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Respondent state: New York
Citation: 394 U.S. 542
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
Who wrote the majority opinion: William Brennan

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.