Legal Opinion
Bonner v. Circuit Court
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 28, 1975No. 75-1056PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Circuit Judge.
Twenty black prisoners, each convicted for various crimes in the Circuit Court for the City of St. Louis, Missouri, appeal from the dismissal of their complaint alleging civil rights violations on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated. The defendants include five St. Louis Circuit Court Judges, the Circuit Attorney and the Public Defender for the City of St. Louis. Jurisdiction is allegedly based upon 42 U.S.C. § 2000a on the ground that the state court is a place of public accommodation. Plaintiffs’ basic allegation is that the defendants have joined in a…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by59 opinions
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