Legal Opinion
D. U. Pullum, and United States of America v. Austin Greene
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 18, 1968No. 25389PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from the District Court’s denial of injunctive relief and dismissal of the complaint of Negro residents of Terrell County, Georgia, who filed a class action against the jury commissioners and other officials, seeking to end discrimination against Negroes in jury service in Terrell County.
Plaintiffs’ amended complaint below alleged that (1) Negroes had been systematically excluded from jury service in the county, (2) the jury lists and juries selected did not represent a truly representative cross-section of all qualified persons as constitutionally…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- United States v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Plessy v. FergusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Smith v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Norris v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Whitus v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Rush Pettway, Etc. v. American Cast Iron Pipe Company, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Carter v. Jury Comm'n of Greene Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Vincent Leonard Smith v. The Young Men's Christian Association of Montgomery, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Troy State University and Board of Trustees, Troy State University v. Gary Clinton DickeyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Ciudadanos Unidos De San Juan v. Hidalgo County Grand Jury Commissioners, Robert Caballero v. Dellis PraterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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