Legal Opinion
Lucy v. Adams
District Court, N.D. Alabama
Decided August 26, 1955No. 652PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GROOMS, District Judge.
This is an action brought by the plaintiffs for themselves and all other Negroes similarly situated for a declaratory judgment and an injunction. The suit is against William F. Adams, who is the Dean of Admissions of the University of Alabama. Plaintiffs charge that the defendant has denied them the equal protection of the laws guaranteed to them under the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution' of the United States, in that he has refused to admit them to the University of Alabama on account of their race and color.
Findings of Fact
The plaintiffs are citizens of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Missouri Ex Rel. Gaines v. CanadaSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Sweatt v. PainterSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents for Higher EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Sipuel v. Board of Regents of Univ. of Okla.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
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3Cited by16 opinions
- St. John Dixon v. Alabama State Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Meredith v. FairCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Meredith v. FairCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Lucy v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Knight v. State of Ala.District Court, N.D. Alabama · 1991
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