Palmer v. City of Euclid
402 U.S. 544 · Decided May 24, 1971 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Palmer v. City of Euclid was decided on May 24, 1971 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision. The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Due process, miscellaneous” in the Due Process area. SCDB records that the Court declared a municipal or other local ordinance unconstitutional.
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Case details
- Citations
- 402 U.S. 544 · 91 S. Ct. 1563 · 29 L. Ed. 2d 98 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 42
- Docket number
- 143
- Decided
- May 24, 1971
- Argued
- January 11, 1971
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Per curiam (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Due process, miscellaneous
- Issue area
- Due Process
- Legal provision
- Fourteenth Amendment (due process)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Held unconstitutional
- A municipal or other local ordinance
- 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 | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority |
Full case caption
Palmer v. City of Euclid, Ohio
SCDB identifiers: case 1970-107, docket 1970-107-01.
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