Florida ex Rel. Hawkins v. Board of Control of Florida
350 U.S. 413 · Decided March 12, 1956 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Florida ex Rel. Hawkins v. Board of Control of Florida was decided on March 12, 1956 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
- 350 U.S. 413 · 76 S. Ct. 464 · 100 L. Ed. 2d 486 · 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1290
- Docket number
- 624
- Decided
- March 12, 1956
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Per curiam (no oral argument)
- 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 (SCDB)
- School desegregation
- 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 Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority |
Full case caption
Florida ex Rel. Hawkins v. Board of Control of Florida et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1955-039, docket 1955-039-01.
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