Carter et al. v. West Feliciana Parish School Board et al.
Decided January 14, 1970. The Court ruled per curiam — an unsigned opinion of the Court.
Docket 944 · 396 U.S. 290 (1970) · Cited 236 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–2.
Concurring · 6
- Byron Raymond White
- Hugo Lafayette Black · filed a concurring opinion
- John Marshall Harlan · filed a concurring opinion
- Thurgood Marshall · filed a concurring opinion
- William Joseph Brennan Jr. · filed a concurring opinion
- William Orville Douglas · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 2
- Potter Stewart · filed a dissenting opinion
- Warren Earl Burger · filed a dissenting opinion
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Green v. County School Board of New Kent County · 391 U.S. 430 (1968)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Bradley v. School Bd. of Richmond · 416 U.S. 696 (1974)
- Givhan v. Western Line Consolidated School District · 439 U.S. 410 (1979)
- Milliken v. Bradley · 418 U.S. 717 (1974)
- Palmer v. Thompson · 403 U.S. 217 (1971)
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