Legal Opinion
Ray v. Blair
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 5, 1952No. 649Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
343 U.S. 214 (1952)
RAY, CHAIRMAN OF THE STATE DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF ALABAMA,
v.
BLAIR.
No. 649.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued March 31, 1952.
Decided April 3, 1952.
Opinions filed April 15, 1952.
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF ALABAMA.
Marx Leva and Harold M. Cook argued the cause for petitioner. With them on the brief were James J. Mayfield, George A. LeMaistre and Louis F. Oberdorfer.
Horace C. Wilkinson argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.
2Opinion of the Court · ReedJustice Reed
The Supreme Court of Alabama upheld a peremptory writ of mandamus requiring the petitioner, the chairman of that state's…
Also in this document: Dissent.
3Cases cited29 opinions
- United States v. ClassicSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Smith v. AllwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Nixon v. HerndonSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- McPherson v. BlackerSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Love v. WilcoxTexas Supreme Court · 1930
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