Sipuel v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma
332 U.S. 631 · Decided January 12, 1948 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Sipuel v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma was decided on January 12, 1948 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. SCDB records that the Court declared a state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision unconstitutional.
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Case details
- Citations
- 332 U.S. 631 · 68 S. Ct. 299 · 92 L. Ed. 2d 247 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2645
- Docket number
- 369
- Decided
- January 12, 1948
- Argued
- January 7, 1948
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Per curiam (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- School desegregation
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Fourteenth Amendment (equal protection)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Held unconstitutional
- A state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Frank Murphy | Majority | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Wiley B. Rutledge | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
Full case caption
Sipuel v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1947-024, docket 1947-024-01.
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