The Question
1. Could a federal court include suburban districts in a Detroit school-desegregation remedy without an interdistrict constitutional violation?
October Term 1973No. 73-434
Milliken v.Bradley
The Holdings
1. Reversed and remanded. The remedy must correspond to the constitutional violation.
The Votes
5 to 4: Burger, Stewart, Blackmun, Powell, Rehnquist / Brennan, Douglas, White, Marshall
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VIIFurther reading
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| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Case | Milliken v. Bradley | Case list |
| Docket | 73-434 | Case list |
| Term | 1973 | Case list |
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