United States v. Scotland Neck City Board of Education et al.
Decided June 22, 1972. Potter Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 70-130 · 407 U.S. 484 (1972) · Cited 156 times
Holding
Whether the action affecting dismantling of a dual school system is initiated by the legislature or by the school board is immaterial, North Carolina State Board of Education v.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 5
- Potter Stewart · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- Thurgood Marshall
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
- William Orville Douglas
Concurring · 4
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.
- Warren Earl Burger · filed a concurring opinion
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
“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.
- Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education · 402 U.S. 1 (1971)
- North Carolina State Board of Education v. Swann · 402 U.S. 43 (1971)
- Monroe v. Board of Commissioners of Jackson · 391 U.S. 450 (1968)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Milliken v. Bradley · 418 U.S. 717 (1974)
- Board of Ed. of Kiryas Joel Village School Dist. v. Grumet · 512 U.S. 687 (1994)
- Columbus Board of Education v. Penick · 443 U.S. 449 (1979)
- Missouri v. Jenkins · 515 U.S. 70 (1995)
- Freeman v. Pitts · 503 U.S. 467 (1992)
- Dayton Board of Education v. Brinkman · 443 U.S. 526 (1979)
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