WHITCOMB, GOVERNOR OF INDIANA v. CHAVIS et al. (1971)

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WHITCOMB, GOVERNOR OF INDIANA v. CHAVIS et al.
Term: 1970
Important Dates
Argued: December 8, 1970
Decided: June 7, 1971
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
6-3
Judgment of the court
Byron White
Majority
Hugo Black • Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger
Concurring
John Harlan II • Potter Stewart
Dissenting
William Brennan • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall

WHITCOMB, GOVERNOR OF INDIANA v. CHAVIS et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 7, 1971. The case was argued before the court on December 8, 1970.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Indiana 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: State
  • Petitioner state: Indiana
  • Respondent type: Racial or ethnic minority
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 403 U.S. 124
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Byron White

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 conservative.

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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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