Carter v. West Feliciana Parish School Board
396 U.S. 290 · Decided January 14, 1970 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Carter v. West Feliciana Parish School Board was decided on January 14, 1970 by a vote of 6–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “School desegregation” in the Civil Rights area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 396 U.S. 290 · 90 S. Ct. 608 · 24 L. Ed. 2d 477 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 3239
- Docket number
- 944
- Decided
- January 14, 1970
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Per curiam (no oral argument)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–2
- Opinion assigned by
- Hugo L. Black
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- School desegregation
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Concurrence | Co-authored an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Concurrence | Co-authored an opinion |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Concurrence | Co-authored an opinion |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Dissent | Co-authored an opinion |
| Justice Byron R. White | Concurrence | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Concurrence | Co-authored an opinion |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Dissent | Co-authored an opinion |
Full case caption
Carter et al. v. West Feliciana Parish School Board et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1969-023, docket 1969-023-01.
Related decisions
Other cases on “School desegregation”
- Dowell v. Board of Education of Oklahoma City Public Schools
- Carter v. West Feliciana Parish School Board
- Northcross v. Board of Education of the Memphis
- Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education
- United States v. Montgomery County Board of Education
- Alabama State Teachers Assn. v. Alabama Public School and College Authority
Same Term, same area (Civil Rights)
- Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education
- Brockington v. Rhodes
- Hall et Ux. v. Beals
- Carter v. West Feliciana Parish School Board
- Sullivan v. Little Hunting Park, Inc.
- Dowell v. Board of Education of Oklahoma City Public Schools
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