Dayton Board of Education v. Brinkman
433 U.S. 406 · Decided June 27, 1977 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Dayton Board of Education v. Brinkman was decided on June 27, 1977 unanimously (8–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice William H. Rehnquist 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
- 433 U.S. 406 · 97 S. Ct. 2766 · 53 L. Ed. 2d 851 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 144
- Docket number
- 76-539
- Decided
- June 27, 1977
- Argued
- April 26, 1977
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 8–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- William H. Rehnquist
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- School desegregation
- 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
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
Did not participate: Thurgood Marshall.
Full case caption
Dayton Board of Education et al. v. Brinkman et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1976-175, docket 1976-175-01.
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