Pennsylvania v. Board of Directors of City Trusts of the City of Philadelphia
353 U.S. 230 · Decided April 29, 1957 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Pennsylvania v. Board of Directors of City Trusts of the City of Philadelphia was decided on April 29, 1957 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. 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
- 353 U.S. 230 · 77 S. Ct. 806 · 1 L. Ed. 2d 792 · 1957 U.S. LEXIS 1001
- Docket number
- 769
- Decided
- April 29, 1957
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Per curiam (no oral argument)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- School desegregation
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Fourteenth Amendment (equal protection)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
Full case caption
Pennsylvania et al. v. Board of Directors of City Trusts of the City of Philadelphia
SCDB identifiers: case 1956-076, docket 1956-076-01.
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