State Ex Rel. Hawkins v. Board of Control
Supreme Court of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
93 So.2d 354 (1957)
The STATE of Florida ex rel. Virgil D. HAWKINS, Relator,
v.
BOARD OF CONTROL, a body corporate, et al., Respondents.
Supreme Court of Florida, En Banc.
March 8, 1957.
Horace E. Hill, Daytona Beach, and Robert L. Carter, New York City, for relator.
Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., Ralph E. Odum, Asst. Atty. Gen., and John J. Blair, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondents.
ROBERTS, Justice.
This litigation is concerned with the rights of the relator, a Negro, to be admitted to the University of Florida Law School, provided he meets the entrance requirements applicable to all students. The…
Also in this document: Per curiam.
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Osborn v. Bank of United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Plessy v. FergusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
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- In Re Florida Bd. of Bar ExaminersSupreme Court of Florida · 1976
- Hawkins v. Board of Control of FloridaDistrict Court, N.D. Florida · 1958
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. GallionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
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