Legal Opinion
Lucy v. Adams
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided October 10, 1955No. 294 MPublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioners, Autherine J. Lucy and Polly Anne Myers, citizens of Alabama, have been seeking admission to the University of Alabama since September 1952. Respondent William F. Adams is Dean of Admissions of the University. After hearings, United States District Judge Grooms of the Northern District of Alabama found that petitioners had been denied admission to the University “solely on account of their race and color.” Holding this denied petitioners equal protection of state laws, the court permanently enjoined respondent Adams, his agents, employees and others acting in concert with…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Sweatt v. PainterSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents for Higher EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Sipuel v. Board of Regents of Univ. of Okla.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Lucy v. AdamsDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 1955
3Cited by28 opinions
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- Browder v. GayleDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1956
- Joyce Marie Clemons, an Infant by Gertrude Clemons, Her Mother and Next Friend v. The Board of Education of Hillsboro, Ohio, a Body CorporateCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1956
- Meredith v. FairCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
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