Missouri v. Jenkins
495 U.S. 33 · Decided April 18, 1990 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Missouri v. Jenkins was decided on April 18, 1990 unanimously (9–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision in part, reversed or vacated it in part, and remanded the case. Justice Byron R. White 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
- 495 U.S. 33 · 110 S. Ct. 1651 · 109 L. Ed. 2d 31 · 1990 U.S. LEXIS 2033
- Docket number
- 88-1150
- Decided
- April 18, 1990
- Argued
- October 30, 1989
- Court era
- Rehnquist Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Byron R. White
- Opinion assigned by
- William H. Rehnquist
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- School desegregation
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Federal Rules of Civil or Appellate Procedure
- Type of law
- Court rules
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Special concurrence | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Missouri et al. v. Jenkins et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1989-065, docket 1989-065-01.
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