Today in Supreme Court History: September 12

captcrisis
Sep 12, 2023
1 min read

Aaron v. Cooper, 358 U.S. 1 (decided September 12, 1958): in a per curiam decision issued quickly due to the school year beginning, the Court affirms the Circuit Court’s order desegregating Little Rock High School, overriding opposition of the Governor and State Legislature (the full opinion, unanimous, came down on Sept. 29, also 358 U.S. 1)

Recent Posts

See All

Today in Supreme Court History: September 25

Tennant v. Jefferson County Comm’n , 567 U.S. 758 (decided September 25, 2012): Full Court, reversing District Court, approves of West...

Today in Supreme Court History: September 24

Twentieth Century Airlines v. Ryan , 74 S.Ct. 8 (decided September 24, 1953): Reed refuses to stay administrative proceedings against...

Today in Supreme Court History: September 23

Katzenbach v. McClung , 85 S.Ct. 6 (decided September 23, 1964): Black lifts injunction against enforcement of Civil Rights Act against...

Comments