Evans v. Newton

382 U.S. 296 · Decided January 17, 1966 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Evans v. Newton was decided on January 17, 1966 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice William O. Douglas wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Desegregation (general)” in the Civil Rights area.

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Full case caption

Evans et al. v. Newton et al.

SCDB identifiers: case 1965-035, docket 1965-035-01.

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