United States v. Mississippi
380 U.S. 128 · Decided March 8, 1965 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
United States v. Mississippi was decided on March 8, 1965 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Voting” in the Civil Rights area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 380 U.S. 128 · 85 S. Ct. 808 · 13 L. Ed. 2d 717 · 1965 U.S. LEXIS 1664
- Docket number
- 73
- Decided
- March 8, 1965
- Argued
- January 26, 1965
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Voting
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- 42 U.S.C. § 1971 (Reconstruction Civil Rights Acts)
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Arthur J. Goldberg | Majority |
Full case caption
United States v. Mississippi et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1964-053, docket 1964-053-01.
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