Board of Estimate of City of New York v. Morris
1989 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Board of Estimate of City of New York v. Morris, 489 U.S. 688 (1989), was a case argued before the United States Supreme Court regarding the structure of the New York City Board of Estimate.
Quick Facts Board of Estimate of City of New York v. Morris, Argued December 7, 1988 Decided March 22, 1989 ...
Board of Estimate of City of New York v. Morris | |
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Argued December 7, 1988 Decided March 22, 1989 | |
Full case name | Board of Estimate of City of New York, et al. v. Morris, et al. |
Citations | 489 U.S. 688 (more) 109 S. Ct. 1433; 103 L. Ed. 2d 717 |
Holding | |
The Board of Estimate's structure is inconsistent with the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment because, although the boroughs have widely disparate populations, each has equal representation on the board. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | White, joined by Rehnquist, Marshall, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy |
Concurrence | Brennan, joined by Stevens |
Concurrence | Blackmun |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend XIV |
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