Legal Opinion
Broughton v. Brewer
District Court, N.D. Alabama
Decided March 13, 1969No. Civ. A. No. 5266-68-T, Civ. A. No. 68-676PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
RIVES, Circuit Judge:
For purposes of trial, we consolidated these two separate and factually unrelated actions challenging the constitutionality of the vagrancy statute of the State of Alabama. 1
The Mobile Case.
Reginald V. Broughton, Bobby Hag-gins, and Joe Davis Holifield, minors represented by their respective parents individually and as class representatives, brought this action against the Governor of Alabama, the Attorney General of Alabama, and various Mobile County and City officials. Jurisdiction was alleged under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1343(1) and (3), asserting rights…
2Cases cited50 opinions
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- Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Dombrowski v. PfisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Robert La Mar v. H & B Novelty & Loan Company, Ronald J. Kinsling v. Allegheny AirlinesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- Weiner v. Bank of King of PrussiaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1973
- Yaffe v. PowersCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1972
- Dewell v. LawsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1974
- Wheeler v. GoodmanDistrict Court, W.D. North Carolina · 1969
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