Legal Opinion
Cook v. Advertiser Company
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided January 15, 1971No. Civ. A. 3095-NPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOHNSON, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs on their own behalf and on behalf of all other Negroes similarly situated bring this class action against The Advertiser Company 1 and its president, Harold Martin. 2 In their complaint, filed with this Court on June 15, 1970, plaintiffs allege that the defendants, in maintaining an all-white society page, have violated their constitutional rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments and their statutory rights under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1981. Plaintiffs ask this Court for a preliminary and permanent injunction and, in addition, plaintiff Cook seeks both…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Pennsylvania v. Local Union No. 542, International Union of Operating EngineersDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1972
- Tramble v. Converters Ink CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1972
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