Jones et Ux. v. Alfred H. Mayer Co.
392 U.S. 409 · Decided June 17, 1968 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Jones et Ux. v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. was decided on June 17, 1968 by a vote of 7–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Potter Stewart wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Desegregation (general)” in the Civil Rights area. SCDB codes this decision as formally altering one or more of the Court's own precedents.
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Case details
- Citations
- 392 U.S. 409 · 88 S. Ct. 2186 · 20 L. Ed. 2d 1189 · 1968 U.S. LEXIS 2980
- Docket number
- 645
- Decided
- June 17, 1968
- Argued
- April 1, 1968
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–2
- Majority opinion
- Potter Stewart
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Desegregation (general)
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Fair Housing Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Altered precedent
- Yes — formally altered the Court's precedent
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Byron R. White | Dissent | |
| Justice Abe Fortas | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
Full case caption
Jones et Ux. v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1967-181, docket 1967-181-01.
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