Legal Opinion
United States v. Johnson
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 8, 1968No. 482PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
The question in this case is whether conspiracies by outside hoodlums to assault Negroes for exercising their right to equality in public accommodations under § 201 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 243, 42 U. S. C. § 2000a, are subject only to a civil suit for an injunction as provided in § 204 of that Act, 42 U. S. C. § 2000a-3, or whether they are also subject to criminal prosecution under 18 U. S. C. § 241, which provides fine and imprisonment for a conspiracy “to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any citizen in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. ClassicSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- United States v. PriceSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Logan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- United States v. GuestSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. WaddellSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
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3Cited by42 opinions
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- United States v. David Guillette and Robert JoostCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Eugene Boffa, Sr., Robert Boffa, Sr., Louis S. Kalmar, Sr., and Chandler LemonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
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