WOOD et al. v. STRICKLAND et al. (1975)

WOOD et al. v. STRICKLAND et al.
	Term: 1974
Important Dates
	Argued: October 16, 1974
	Decided: February 25, 1975
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	William Brennan • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Dissenting
	Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist

WOOD et al. v. STRICKLAND et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 25, 1975. The case was argued before the court on October 16, 1974.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Arkansas Western U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - liability, civil rights acts (cf. liability, governmental and liability, nongovernmental; cruel and unusual punishment, non-death penalty)
Petitioner: Local school district or board of education
Petitioner state: Arkansas
Respondent type: Student, or applicant for admission to an educational institution
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 420 U.S. 308
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
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.