Nyquist v. Mauclet
432 U.S. 1 · Decided June 13, 1977 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Nyquist v. Mauclet was decided on June 13, 1977 by a vote of 5–4. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Harry A. Blackmun wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Immigration, access to public education” in the Civil Rights area. SCDB records that the Court declared a state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision unconstitutional.
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Case details
- Citations
- 432 U.S. 1 · 97 S. Ct. 2120 · 53 L. Ed. 2d 63 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 110
- Docket number
- 76-208
- Decided
- June 13, 1977
- Argued
- March 22, 1977
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Harry A. Blackmun
- Opinion assigned by
- William J. Brennan Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Immigration, access to public education
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Fourteenth Amendment (equal protection)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Held unconstitutional
- A state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Dissent | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority |
Full case caption
Nyquist, Commissioner of Education of New York, et al. v. Mauclet et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1976-133, docket 1976-133-01.
Related decisions
Other cases on “Immigration, access to public education”
- Plyler v. DoeLaw held unconstitutional
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Cases on the same legal provision: Fourteenth Amendment (equal protection)
- Maher v. Roe
- Poelker v. Doe
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- Dayton Board of Education v. Brinkman
- School District of Omaha v. United States
- Brennan v. Armstrong
Same Term, same area (Civil Rights)
- Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Bagamasbad
- General Electric Co. v. Gilbert
- Mathews v. de Castro
- Craig v. BorenAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
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- Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.
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