Legal Opinion
Bynum v. Schiro
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided July 1, 1963No. Civ. A. 12439PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
In this class action the plaintiffs, New Orleans Negroes, ask the City of New Orleans for equal treatment of Negroes at the Municipal Auditorium. They complain on two counts. (1) As individuals for themselves and for all Negroes similarly situated, they complain that at all public functions held in the Auditorium, the City requires the audience to be segregated by race. (2) As officers of the New Orleans Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the plaintiffs complain that the City discriminates against the NAACP and similar…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Haguer v. Committee for Industrial OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Burton v. Wilmington Parking AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Cooper v. AaronSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Police Dept. of Chicago v. MosleySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Police Department of Chicago v. MosleySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Littlefield v. City of AftonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- Brooks v. Auburn UniversityDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1969
- Murdock v. City of Jacksonville, FloridaDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1973
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