Legal Opinion
Williams v. McNair
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided August 24, 1970No. 70-512PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONALD RUSSELL, District Judge:
This is an action instituted by the plaintiffs, all males, suing on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, to enjoin the enforcement of a State statute 1 which limits regular admissions to Winthrop College, a State supported college located at Rock Hill, South Carolina, to “girls”. 2 They assert that, except for their sex, they fully meet the admission requirements of the college.
The defendants are the present members of the Board of Trustees of Winthrop College, as constituted under its enabling legislation.
Jurisdiction is predicated on Sections…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- West Coast Hotel Co. v. ParrishSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Levy v. Louisiana Ex Rel. Charity HospitalSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Phillips v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Hoyt v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Burton Andrew Wark v. Allan L. Robbins, Warden, Maine State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1972
- La Fleur v. Cleveland Board of EducationDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1971
- Schattman v. Texas Employment CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Joe Hogan v. Mississippi University for WomenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Vorchheimer v. School District of PhiladelphiaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1975
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