City of Cuyahoga Falls v. Buckeye Community Hope Foundation
538 U.S. 188 · Decided March 25, 2003 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
City of Cuyahoga Falls v. Buckeye Community Hope Foundation was decided on March 25, 2003 unanimously (9–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision in part, reversed or vacated it in part, and remanded the case. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Desegregation (general)” in the Civil Rights area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 538 U.S. 188 · 123 S. Ct. 1389 · 155 L. Ed. 2d 349 · 2003 U.S. LEXIS 2492
- Docket number
- 01-1269
- Decided
- March 25, 2003
- Argued
- January 21, 2003
- Court era
- Rehnquist Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- Opinion assigned by
- William H. Rehnquist
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Desegregation (general)
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Fourteenth Amendment (due process)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice David H. Souter | Majority | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Concurrence | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority |
Full case caption
City of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, et al. v. Buckeye Community Hope Foundation et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 2002-033, docket 2002-033-01.
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