Legal Opinion
Morgan v. Virginia
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 3, 1946No. 704PublishedCited by 168 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Reed
This appeal brings to this Court the question of the constitutionality of an act of Virginia,1 which requires all passenger motor vehicle carriers, both interstate and intrastate,2 to separate without discrimination3 the white and colored passengers in their motor buses so that contiguous seats will not be occupied by persons of different races at the same time. A violation of the requirement of separation by the carrier is a misdemeanor.4 The driver or other person in charge is directed and required to increase or decrease the space allotted to the respective races as may be necessary or…
2Cases cited57 opinions
- United States v. Carolene Products Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Cooley v. Board of Wardens of Port of Philadelphia Ex Rel. Soc. for Relief of Distressed PilotsSupreme Court of the United States · 1852
- Alabama State Federation of Labor v. McAdorySupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Sproles v. BinfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Edwards v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
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3Cited by168 opinions
- Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. PaulSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Regents of the University of California v. BakkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Samuel Bailey v. Joe T. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Huron Portland Cement Co. v. City of DetroitSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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