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Hawkins v. Board of Control of Florida
District Court, N.D. Florida
Decided June 18, 1958No. 643PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
DE VANE, District Judge.
This ease has quite a long history. Plaintiff is a Negro citizen and resident of the State of Florida. The case began in April 1949 when plaintiff applied for admission to the College of Law of the University of Florida. His application was denied by the Board of Control, the governing body of the State University system, solely because of certain provisions of the Constitution and Statutes of Florida, F.S.A.Const. art. 12, § 12; F.S. A. § 228.09, prohibiting the admission of any but white students to the University, including the Law College. Hawkins thereupon…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Orleans Parish School Board v. Earl Benjamin BushCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- Theodore Gibson, as Next Friend for Theodore Gibson, Jr. v. Board of Public Instruction of Dade County, FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- State Ex Rel. Hawkins v. Board of Control of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 1950
- Virgil D. Hawkins v. Board of Control of Florida, a Body Corporate, and R. S. Johnson, Registrar of the University of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Adens v. SailerDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1970