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Connor v. Coleman

440 U.S. 612 · Decided March 26, 1979 · Supreme Court of the United States

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At a glance

Connor v. Coleman was decided on March 26, 1979 by a vote of 7–1. SCDB codes the disposition as “stay, petition, or motion granted.” 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
440 U.S. 612 · 99 S. Ct. 1523 · 59 L. Ed. 2d 619 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 78
Docket number
78-1013
Decided
March 26, 1979
Court era
Burger Court
Decision type
Per curiam (no oral argument)
Disposition
Stay, petition, or motion granted
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
Vote
7–1
Opinion assigned by
Warren E. Burger
How the case arrived
Mandamus
Issue area
Civil Rights
Decision direction (SCDB)
Conservative what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice William J. Brennan Jr.Majority
Justice Potter StewartMajority
Justice Byron R. WhiteMajority
Justice Thurgood MarshallDissentWrote an opinion
Chief Justice Warren E. BurgerMajority
Justice Harry A. BlackmunMajority
Justice William H. RehnquistMajority
Justice John Paul StevensMajority

Did not participate: Lewis F. Powell Jr..

Full case caption

Connor et al. v. Coleman, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, et al.

SCDB identifiers: case 1978-063, docket 1978-063-01.

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