Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Smith v. Board of Governors
434 U.S. 803
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1977-10-03
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- stating that in personam decree enables court with personal and subject matter jurisdiction to issue order affecting extraterritorial property
- vacating judgment based on constitutional claim and remanding for decision under section 504
- an otherwise valid exercise of the police power does not amount to an unconstitutional taking of property for public use
- affirmed without opinion, Brennan, Marshall & Stevens, JJ. would have noted probable jurisdiction and set case for oral argument
- district court directed on remand to decide case under Section 504
- public and private college students eligible for grants
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- Cited by
- 62 opinions
Affirmed on appeal from D. C. W. D. N. C.
Mr. Justice Brennan, Mr. Justice Marshall, and Mr. Justice Stevens would note probable jurisdiction and set case for oral argument.