Modern Data (1946 - 2017)
Legacy Data (1791 - 1945)
Analysis Results
Analysis Case Detail
refine this search
Analysis Specifications
Analysis Outcome
Unit of Analysis
n/a
Analysis Case Count
208 (of 8,245 possible records)
Relevant Scope
1986 - 1991
Using Data Release
SCDB_2011_01
Search Reference Code
1101-POTLUCK-3903
Analysis
Overview
Issues
Summary
Frequency
Distributions
Crosstab
Reports
Case
Details
Supreme Court Detail
Return to case listing
Case Name
UNITED STATES v. KIRK FORDICE, GOVERNOR OF MISSISSIPPI, et al.
LEXIS
|
Westlaw
|
FindLaw
|
CourtListener
Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision
June 26, 1992
Date Argument
November 13, 1991
Decision Type
opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations
505 U.S. 717
112 S. Ct. 2727
1992 U.S. LEXIS 4534
120 L. Ed. 2d 575
Docket
90-1205
Lower Court Detail
Court in which Case Originated
Mississippi Northern U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Petitioner
United States
Respondent
State
Mississippi
Vote Detail
Issue/Legal Provision
(1 of 1)
CIVIL RIGHTS
Desegregation, Schools
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Fourteenth Amendment (equal protection)
Vote Coalition
8 - 1
Decision Direction
Liberal
Justice Votes
voted with majority or plurality
White
Blackmun
Rehnquist
Stevens
Kennedy
Souter
regular concurrence
O'Connor
Thomas
dissent
Scalia
Supreme Court Database Detail
SCDB ID
1991-113-01
Return to case listing
CONTACT
TOP
Modern Data (1946 - 2017)
Legacy Data (1791 - 1945)
Analysis Results
The Supreme Court Database has been generously supported by the National Science Foundation.
