Board of Regents of the University of Texas System v. New Left Education Project
404 U.S. 541 · Decided January 24, 1972 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Board of Regents of the University of Texas System v. New Left Education Project was decided on January 24, 1972 by a vote of 6–1. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Byron R. White wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Supreme Court jurisdiction on appeal from federal courts” in the Judicial Power area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 404 U.S. 541 · 92 S. Ct. 652 · 30 L. Ed. 2d 697 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 95
- Docket number
- 70-55
- Decided
- January 24, 1972
- Argued
- December 6, 1971
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–1
- Majority opinion
- Byron R. White
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- 28 U.S.C. § 2281
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- 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. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority |
Did not participate: Lewis F. Powell Jr., William H. Rehnquist.
Full case caption
Board of Regents of the University of Texas System v. New Left Education Project et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1971-045, docket 1971-045-01.
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