WISE, MAYOR OF DALLAS, et al. v. LIPSCOMB et al. (1978)

WISE, MAYOR OF DALLAS, et al. v. LIPSCOMB et al.
	Term: 1977
Important Dates
	Argued: April 26, 1978
	Decided: June 22, 1978
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	6-3
Judgment of the court
	Byron White
Concurring
	Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart
Dissenting
	William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • John Paul Stevens

WISE, MAYOR OF DALLAS, et al. v. LIPSCOMB et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 22, 1978. The case was argued before the court on April 26, 1978.

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 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: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
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: 437 U.S. 535
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
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.