Legal Opinion
Sipuel v. Board of Regents of Univ. of Okla.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 12, 1948No. 369PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Per curiam
On January 14, 1946, the petitioner, a Negro, concededly qualified to receive the professional legal education offered by the State, applied for admission to the School of Law of the University of Oklahoma, the only institution for legal education supported and maintained by the taxpayers of the State of Oklahoma. Petitioner’s application for admission was denied, solely because of her color.
Petitioner then made application for a writ of mandamus in the District Court of Cleveland County, Oklahoma. The writ of mandamus was refused, and the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma affirmed the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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