WILSON v. CITY OF PORT LAVACA et al. (1968)

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WILSON v. CITY OF PORT LAVACA et al.
Term: 1967
Important Dates
Decided: May 20, 1968
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Abe Fortas • John Harlan II • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White

WILSON v. CITY OF PORT LAVACA et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 20, 1968.

In a 9-0 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 Texas Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal courts of appeals
  • Petitioner: State or local governmental taxpayer, or executor of the estate of
  • Petitioner state: Texas
  • Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
  • Respondent state: Texas
  • Citation: 391 U.S. 352
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
  • Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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