City of New Orleans v. Dukes
1976 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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City of New Orleans v. Dukes, 427 U.S. 297 (1976), was a 1976 United States Supreme Court decision.
Quick Facts City of New Orleans v. Dukes, Argued November 11, 1975 Decided June 25, 1976 ...
City of New Orleans v. Dukes | |
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Argued November 11, 1975 Decided June 25, 1976 | |
Full case name | City of New Orleans, et al. v. Dukes, DBA Louisiana Concessions |
Citations | 427 U.S. 297 (more) 96 S.Ct. 2513; 49 L. Ed. 2d 511; 1976 U.S. LEXIS 75 |
Case history | |
Prior | Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 501 F.2d 706 (5th Cir. 1974) |
Holding | |
New Orleans could rationally choose initially to eliminate vendors of more recent vintage. The “grandfather provision” does not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. | |
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Case opinions | |
Per curiam | |
Concurrence | Marshall (in the judgment) |
Stevens took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
This case overturned a previous ruling or rulings | |
Morey v. Doud, 354 U.S. 457 (1957) |
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