McNeese v. Board of Education for Community Unit School District 187
373 U.S. 668 · Decided June 3, 1963 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
McNeese v. Board of Education for Community Unit School District 187 was decided on June 3, 1963 by a vote of 8–1. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice William O. Douglas 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
- 373 U.S. 668 · 83 S. Ct. 1433 · 10 L. Ed. 2d 622 · 1963 U.S. LEXIS 1396
- Docket number
- 480
- Decided
- June 3, 1963
- Argued
- April 23, 1963
- 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
- 8–1
- Majority opinion
- William O. Douglas
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- School desegregation
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Reconstruction Civil Rights Acts)
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Dissent | Wrote 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
McNeese et al. v. Board of Education for Community Unit School District 187, Cahokia, Illinois, et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1962-129, docket 1962-129-01.
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- Bradley v. School Board of City of Richmond
Cases on the same legal provision: 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Reconstruction Civil Rights Acts)
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- Monroe v. Pape
- Pierson v. Ray
- Damico v. California
- Houghton v. Shafer
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.
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- Kennedy v. Mendoza-MartinezLaw held unconstitutional
- Schneider v. Rusk
- Douglas v. California
- Gray v. SandersAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
- Lane v. BrownLaw held unconstitutional
- Draper v. Washington
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