Board of Education of the City School District of New York v. Harris
444 U.S. 130 · Decided November 28, 1979 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Board of Education of the City School District of New York v. Harris was decided on November 28, 1979 by a vote of 6–3. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Harry A. Blackmun wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “School desegregation” in the Civil Rights area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 444 U.S. 130 · 100 S. Ct. 363 · 62 L. Ed. 2d 275 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 47
- Docket number
- 78-873
- Decided
- November 28, 1979
- Argued
- October 9, 1979
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Harry A. Blackmun
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- School desegregation
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- 20 U.S.C. § 1601
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Dissent | |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Dissent | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority |
Full case caption
Board of Education of the City School District of New York et al. v. Harris, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1979-009, docket 1979-009-01.
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