United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburgh, Inc. v. Carey
430 U.S. 144 · Decided March 1, 1977 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburgh, Inc. v. Carey was decided on March 1, 1977 by a vote of 7–1. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Byron R. White wrote the opinion announcing the judgment of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Reapportionment (other than Voting Rights Act plans)” in the Civil Rights area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 430 U.S. 144 · 97 S. Ct. 996 · 51 L. Ed. 2d 229 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 51
- Docket number
- 75-104
- Decided
- March 1, 1977
- Argued
- October 6, 1976
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–1
- Majority opinion
- Byron R. White
- Opinion assigned by
- William J. Brennan Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- 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 William J. Brennan Jr. | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Byron R. White | Judgment of the Court | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Special concurrence | |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority |
Did not participate: Thurgood Marshall.
Full case caption
United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburgh, Inc., et al. v. Carey, Governor of New York, et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1976-059, docket 1976-059-01.
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