Associated Enterprises, Inc. v. Toltec Watershed Improvement District
410 U.S. 743 · Decided March 20, 1973 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Associated Enterprises, Inc. v. Toltec Watershed Improvement District was decided on March 20, 1973 by a vote of 6–3. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Reapportionment (other than Voting Rights Act plans)” in the Civil Rights area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 410 U.S. 743 · 93 S. Ct. 1237 · 35 L. Ed. 2d 675 · 1973 U.S. LEXIS 16
- Docket number
- 71-1069
- Decided
- March 20, 1973
- Argued
- January 8, 1973
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Per curiam (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Fourteenth Amendment (equal protection)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Dissent | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Dissent | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority |
Full case caption
Associated Enterprises, Inc., et al. v. Toltec Watershed Improvement District
SCDB identifiers: case 1972-081, docket 1972-081-01.
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