Legal Opinion
McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
District Court, W.D. Oklahoma
Decided October 6, 1948No. Civ. 4039PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
By this suit, we were asked to enjoin the defendants from refusing to admit the plaintiff to the University of Oklahoma, for the purpose of pursuing a postgraduate course in education leading toward a doctor’s degree. It is said that although having made timely application for admission, and being morally and scholastically qualified, he has been denied admission solely because, as a member of the Negro Race, the laws of Oklahoma forbid his admission under criminal penalty. It is said that in these circumstances, refusal to admit the plaintiff to the University of Oklahoma, for the purpose of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Haguer v. Committee for Industrial OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Douglas v. City of JeannetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Missouri Ex Rel. Gaines v. CanadaSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Sipuel v. Board of Regents of Univ. of Okla.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
3Cited by3 opinions
- McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents for Higher EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- State Ex Rel. Hawkins v. Board of Control of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 1950
- McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents for Higher EducationDistrict Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1949