WESBERRY et al. v. SANDERS, GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA, et al. (1964)

WESBERRY et al. v. SANDERS, GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA, et al.
	Term: 1963
Important Dates
	Argued: November 18, 1963
	Decided: February 17, 1964
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Arthur Goldberg • Earl Warren • Byron White
Dissenting
	Tom Clark • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart

WESBERRY et al. v. SANDERS, GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 17, 1964. The case was argued before the court on November 18, 1963.

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 Georgia Northern 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: Georgia
Citation: 376 U.S. 1
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: Hugo Black

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.