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Aaron v. Cooper

357 U.S. 566 · Decided June 30, 1958 · Supreme Court of the United States

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At a glance

Aaron v. Cooper was decided on June 30, 1958 unanimously (9–0). SCDB codes the disposition as “petition denied or appeal dismissed.” 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
357 U.S. 566 · 78 S. Ct. 1189 · 2 L. Ed. 2d 1544 · 1958 U.S. LEXIS 671
Docket number
1095
Decided
June 30, 1958
Court era
Warren Court
Decision type
Per curiam (no oral argument)
Disposition
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
Vote
9–0 (unanimous)
Opinion assigned by
Earl Warren
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Issue area
Civil Rights
Decision direction (SCDB)
Liberal what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice Hugo L. BlackMajority
Justice Felix FrankfurterMajority
Justice William O. DouglasMajority
Justice Harold H. BurtonMajority
Justice Tom C. ClarkMajority
Chief Justice Earl WarrenMajority
Justice John M. Harlan IIMajority
Justice William J. Brennan Jr.Majority
Justice Charles E. WhittakerMajority

Full case caption

Aaron et al. v. Cooper et Al., Members of the Board of Directors of the Little Rock, Arkansas, Independent School District, et al.

SCDB identifiers: case 1957-152, docket 1957-152-01.

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