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WOLFE et al. v. NORTH CAROLINA (1960)
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| WOLFE et al. v. NORTH CAROLINA |
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| Term: 1959 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: October 19, 1959 |
| Decided: June 27, 1960 |
| Outcome |
| Petition denied or appeal dismissed |
| Vote |
| 5-4 |
| Majority |
| Tom Clark • Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Charles Whittaker |
| Dissenting |
| Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Earl Warren |
WOLFE et al. v. NORTH CAROLINA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 27, 1960. The case was argued before the court on October 19, 1959.
In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the North Carolina State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Civil Rights - Desegregation (other than as pertains to school desegregation, employment discrimination, and affirmative action)
- Petitioner: Person or organization protesting racial or ethnic segregation or discrimination
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: State
- Respondent state: North Carolina
- Citation: 364 U.S. 177
- 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: Potter Stewart
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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