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Jenkins v. McKeithen

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided June 9, 1969No. 548PublishedCited by 132 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

395 U.S. 411 (1969)

JENKINS

v.

McKEITHEN, GOVERNOR OF LOUISIANA, ET AL.

No. 548.

Supreme Court of United States.

Argued March 25, 1969.

Decided June 9, 1969.

APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA.

J. Minos Simon argued the cause and filed a brief for appellant.

Ashton L. Stewart, Special Assistant Attorney General of Louisiana, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief was Jack P. F. Gremillion, Attorney General.

2Judgment of the CourtJustice Marshall

This case involves the constitutionality of a 1967 Louisiana statute, known as Act No. 2, which creates a body called the…

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3Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. Flast v. CohenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967

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4Cited by132 opinions

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  4. (PC) Belmonte v. WinkfieldDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2020
  5. (PC) Beltran v. GuerraDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2019

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