Fisher v. Hurst
333 U.S. 147 · Decided February 16, 1948 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Fisher v. Hurst was decided on February 16, 1948 by a vote of 7–2. SCDB codes the disposition as “petition denied or appeal dismissed.” 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
- 333 U.S. 147 · 68 S. Ct. 389 · 92 L. Ed. 2d 604 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2531
- Docket number
- 325M
- Decided
- February 16, 1948
- Argued
- January 30, 1948
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Per curiam (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Petition denied or appeal dismissed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–2
- How the case arrived
- Mandamus
- Issue (SCDB)
- School desegregation
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Frank Murphy | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Wiley B. Rutledge | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
Full case caption
Fisher v. Hurst, Chief Justice, et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1947-041, docket 1947-041-01.
Related decisions
Other cases on “School desegregation”
- Sipuel v. Board of Regents of the University of OklahomaLaw held unconstitutional
- Sweatt v. PainterLaw held unconstitutional
- McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents for Higher EducationLaw held unconstitutional
- Briggs v. Elliott
- Brown v. Board of Education of TopekaAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
- Bolling v. SharpeLaw held unconstitutional
Same Term, same area (Civil Rights)
- Delgadillo v. Carmichael
- Patton v. Mississippi
- Sipuel v. Board of Regents of the University of OklahomaLaw held unconstitutional
- Oyama v. CaliforniaLaw held unconstitutional
- Le Maistre v. Leffers
- Fong Haw Tan v. Phelan
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