WHITE, SECRETARY OF STATE OF TEXAS v. WEISER et al. (1973)

WHITE, SECRETARY OF STATE OF TEXAS v. WEISER et al.
	Term: 1972
Important Dates
	Argued: February 26, 1973
	Decided: June 18, 1973
Outcome
	Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • William Douglas • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Concurring
	Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist

WHITE, SECRETARY OF STATE OF TEXAS v. WEISER et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 18, 1973. The case was argued before the court on February 26, 1973.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Texas 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: State
Petitioner state: Texas
Respondent type: voter, prospective voter, elector, or a nonelective official seeking reapportionment or redistricting of legislative districts (POL)
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 412 U.S. 783
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion 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 liberal.