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Florida Ex Rel. Hawkins v. Board of Control of Fla.

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided April 23, 1956No. 624PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Per curiam

The petition for certiorari is denied.

On May 24, 1954, we issued a mandate in this case to the Supreme Court of Florida. 347 U. S. 971. We directed that the case be reconsidered in light of our decision in the Segregation Cases decided May 17, 1954, Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U. S. 483. In doing so, we did not imply that decrees involving graduate study present the problems of public elementary and secondary schools. We had theretofore, in three cases, ordered the admission of Negro applicants to graduate schools without discrimination because of color. Sweatt v. Painter, 339 U. S. 629;…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  2. Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
  3. Sweatt v. PainterSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
  4. McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents for Higher EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
  5. Sipuel v. Board of Regents of Univ. of Okla.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. Watson v. City of MemphisSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Charles C. Rouse v. Dale C. Cameron, Superintendent, Saint Elizabeths HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
  3. United States v. FordiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  4. Browder v. GayleDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1956
  5. Foster v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1992

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