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W. M. C. A., Inc. v. Simon

370 U.S. 190 · Decided June 11, 1962 · Supreme Court of the United States

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At a glance

W. M. C. A., Inc. v. Simon was decided on June 11, 1962 by a vote of 7–1. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion 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
370 U.S. 190 · 82 S. Ct. 1234 · 8 L. Ed. 2d 430 · 1962 U.S. LEXIS 1129
Docket number
836
Decided
June 11, 1962
Court era
Warren Court
Decision type
Per curiam (no oral argument)
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
Vote
7–1
Opinion assigned by
Earl Warren
How the case arrived
Appeal
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

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice Hugo L. BlackMajority
Justice William O. DouglasMajority
Justice Tom C. ClarkMajority
Chief Justice Earl WarrenMajority
Justice John M. Harlan IIDissentWrote an opinion
Justice William J. Brennan Jr.Majority
Justice Potter StewartMajority
Justice Byron R. WhiteMajority

Did not participate: Felix Frankfurter.

Full case caption

W. M. C. A., Inc., et al. v. Simon, Secretary of State of New York, et al.

SCDB identifiers: case 1961-095, docket 1961-095-01.

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