Legal Opinion
Pierson v. Ray
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 11, 1967No. 79PublishedCited by 4,229 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Warren
These cases present issues involving the liability of local police officers and judges under § 1 of the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 17 Stat. 13, now 42 U. S. C. § 1983.1 Peti*549tioners in No. 79 were members of a group 'of 15 white and Negro ..Episcopal clergymen who attempted to use segregated facilities at an interstate bus terminal in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1961. They were arrested by respondents Ray, Griffith, and Nichols, policemen of the City of Jackson, and charged with violating § 2087.5 of the Mississippi Code, which makes guilty of a misdemeanor anyone who congregates with others in a…
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