Layton Griffin, Jr., Fletcher Anderson and Bruce Baines v. State of Louisiana

Appellants were indicted for murder in the Louisiana state court and they thereafter removed the cases to the District Court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. § 1443 (1), relying upon State of Georgia v. Rachel, 1966, 384 U.S. 780, 790, 86 S.Ct. 1783, 16 L.Ed.2d 925. The court below remanded to the state court, holding that Rachel authorized removals only when the state court prosecution, as shown by the indictment, was expressly against conduct authorized by Title II of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C.A. § 2000a. D.C., 269 F.Supp. 32.

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