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Calhoun v. Latimer

377 U.S. 263 · Decided May 25, 1964 · Supreme Court of the United States

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At a glance

Calhoun v. Latimer was decided on May 25, 1964 unanimously (9–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. 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
377 U.S. 263 · 84 S. Ct. 1235 · 12 L. Ed. 2d 288 · 1964 U.S. LEXIS 1211
Docket number
623
Decided
May 25, 1964
Argued
March 31, 1964
Court era
Warren Court
Decision type
Per curiam (orally argued)
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party received 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 William O. DouglasMajority
Justice Tom C. ClarkMajority
Chief Justice Earl WarrenMajority
Justice John M. Harlan IIMajority
Justice William J. Brennan Jr.Majority
Justice Potter StewartMajority
Justice Byron R. WhiteMajority
Justice Arthur J. GoldbergMajority

Full case caption

Calhoun et al. v. Latimer et al.

SCDB identifiers: case 1963-120, docket 1963-120-01.

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