wulaw  
image image image image image
image
Modern Data (1946 - 2017) Legacy Data (1791 - 1945) Analysis Results
Analysis Case Detail
Analysis Specifications Analysis Outcome
Unit of Analysis n/a
Analysis Case Count 53 (of 8,631 possible records)
Relevant Scope 2009 - 2012
Using Data Release SCDB_2015_01
Search Reference Code 1501-TWOFOLD-6748
Analysis
Overview
Issues
Summary
Frequency
Distributions
Crosstab
Reports
Case
Details
         
Supreme Court Detail
Case Name
SHELBY COUNTY v. HOLDER
LEXIS | Westlaw | FindLaw | CourtListener
Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision June 25, 2013
Date Argument February 27, 2013
Decision Type opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations 133 S. Ct. 2612
2013 U.S. LEXIS 4917
186 L. Ed. 2d 651
Docket 12-96

Lower Court Detail
Court in which Case Originated District Of Columbia U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit (includes the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia but not the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, which has local jurisdiction)
Petitioner county government or county governmental unit, except school district
Alabama
Respondent Department of Justice or Attorney General

Vote Detail
Issue/Legal Provision
(1 of 1)
CIVIL RIGHTS
Voting Rights Act Of 1965, Plus Amendments
FEDERAL STATUTE
Voting Rights Act of 1965, plus amendments
Vote Coalition 5 - 4
Decision Direction Conservative
Justice Votes
voted with majority or plurality
Scalia
Kennedy
Roberts
Alito
regular concurrence
Thomas
dissent
Ginsburg
Breyer
Sotomayor
Kagan

Supreme Court Database Detail
SCDB ID 2012-073-01

Return to case listing
  CONTACT   TOP
Modern Data (1946 - 2017) Legacy Data (1791 - 1945) Analysis Results
image The Supreme Court Database has been generously supported by the National Science Foundation. Creative Commons License

washu_logo