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WISCONSIN v. CITY OF NEW YORK et al. (1996)

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WISCONSIN v. CITY OF NEW YORK et al.
Term: 1995
Important Dates
Argued: January 10, 1996
Decided: March 20, 1996
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Stephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgAnthony KennedySandra Day O'ConnorWilliam RehnquistAntonin ScaliaDavid SouterJohn Paul StevensClarence Thomas

WISCONSIN v. CITY OF NEW YORK et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 20, 1996. The case was argued before the court on January 10, 1996.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Eastern 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: Wisconsin
  • Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
  • Respondent state: New York
  • Citation: 517 U.S. 1
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: William Rehnquist

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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