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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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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.

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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

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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