Farrall v. District of Columbia Amateur Athletic Union

PRETTYMAN, Associate Justice.

Appellants are Negro members of the District of Columbia Amateur Athletic Union. As plaintiffs in the District Court, they brought civil action on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, praying for injunction and declaratory judgment. Defendants were the Union and the members of its Registration Committee. The controversy centers about a provision inserted by the defendant Committee in “sanctions” issued by it for amateur athletic events in the District of Columbia, stating that the Committee does not sanction mixed racial competition or…