Connor v. Finch
431 U.S. 407 · Decided May 31, 1977 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Connor v. Finch was decided on May 31, 1977 by a vote of 7–1. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Potter Stewart wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Reapportionment (other than Voting Rights Act plans)” in the Civil Rights area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 431 U.S. 407 · 97 S. Ct. 1828 · 52 L. Ed. 2d 465 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 95
- Docket number
- 76-777
- Decided
- May 31, 1977
- Argued
- February 28, 1977
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–1
- Majority opinion
- Potter Stewart
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Fourteenth Amendment (equal protection)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority |
Did not participate: William H. Rehnquist.
Full case caption
Connor et al. v. Finch, Governor of Mississippi, et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1976-114, docket 1976-114-01.
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