Rice v. Sioux City Memorial Park Cemetery, Inc.
348 U.S. 880 · Decided November 15, 1954 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Rice v. Sioux City Memorial Park Cemetery, Inc. was decided on November 15, 1954 by a vote of 4–4. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. The Justices were equally divided, which leaves the lower court's judgment in place without setting precedent. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Desegregation (general)” in the Civil Rights area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 348 U.S. 880 · 75 S. Ct. 122 · 99 L. Ed. 2d 693 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 1484
- Docket number
- 28
- Decided
- November 15, 1954
- Argued
- November 8, 1954
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Equally divided vote
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 4–4
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Desegregation (general)
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Equally divided vote | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Equally divided vote | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Equally divided vote | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Equally divided vote | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Equally divided vote | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Equally divided vote | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Equally divided vote | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Equally divided vote |
Full case caption
Rice v. Sioux City Memorial Park Cemetery, Inc. et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1954-052, docket 1954-052-01.
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