Crawford v. Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles
458 U.S. 527 · Decided June 30, 1982 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Crawford v. Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles was decided on June 30, 1982 by a vote of 8–1. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “School desegregation” in the Civil Rights area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 458 U.S. 527 · 102 S. Ct. 3211 · 73 L. Ed. 2d 948 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 45
- Docket number
- 81-38
- Decided
- June 30, 1982
- Argued
- March 22, 1982
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 8–1
- Majority opinion
- Lewis F. Powell Jr.
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- School desegregation
- 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 J. Brennan Jr. | Concurrence | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
Full case caption
Crawford et al. v. Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1981-163, docket 1981-163-01.
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- Dayton Board of Education v. Brinkman
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