Griffin v. County School Board of Prince Edward County
377 U.S. 218 · Decided May 25, 1964 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Griffin v. County School Board of Prince Edward County was decided on May 25, 1964 by a vote of 7–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Hugo L. Black 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
- 377 U.S. 218 · 84 S. Ct. 1226 · 12 L. Ed. 2d 256 · 1964 U.S. LEXIS 1210
- Docket number
- 592
- Decided
- May 25, 1964
- Argued
- March 30, 1964
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–2
- Majority opinion
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- School desegregation
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Federal Rules of Civil or Appellate Procedure
- Type of law
- Court rules
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Dissent | Co-authored an opinion |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Dissent | Co-authored an opinion |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Arthur J. Goldberg | Majority |
Full case caption
Griffin et al. v. County School Board of Prince Edward County et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1963-117, docket 1963-117-01.
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