Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.

429 U.S. 252 · Decided January 11, 1977 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp. was decided on January 11, 1977 by a vote of 5–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Desegregation (general)” in the Civil Rights area.

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Case details

How the Justices voted

Did not participate: John Paul Stevens.

Full case caption

Village of Arlington Heights et al. v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp. et al.

SCDB identifiers: case 1976-028, docket 1976-028-01.

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