Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP
144 S. Ct. 1221 · Decided May 23, 2024 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP was decided on May 23, 2024 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Voting” in the Civil Rights area.
Read the opinion
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- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2023
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 22-807
Case details
- Citations
- 144 S. Ct. 1221 · 218 L. Ed. 2d 512 · 2024 U.S. LEXIS 2262
- Docket number
- 22-807
- Decided
- May 23, 2024
- Argued
- October 11, 2023
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Samuel A. Alito Jr.
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Voting
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Fourteenth Amendment (equal protection)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Dissent | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority | |
| Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson | Dissent |
Full case caption
Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP
SCDB identifiers: case 2023-006, docket 2023-006-01.
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