Legal Opinion
Washington v. Lee
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided December 12, 1966No. Civ. A. 2350-NPublishedCited by 157 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, District Judge:
ORDER
This is an action for declaratory and injunctive relief instituted by one white and five Negro citizens on their own behalf and on behalf of other persons similarly situated, pursuant to Rule 23(a) (3) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The plaintiffs seek a declaration concerning the rights of Negro citizens, male and female, not to be segregated, classified, designated, or otherwise subjected to racial distinctions in confinement in the state penal system and in the county, city and town jails of the State of Alabama. Further, plaintiffs assert that…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Price v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Barrows v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Cooper v. PateSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by157 opinions
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