Legal Opinion
Holley v. CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided April 10, 1957No. Civ. A. 2261PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOFFMAN, District Judge.
On January 3, 1952, in the case of Green v. The City of Portsmouth, Civil Action No. 1271, this Court, speaking through District Judge Albert V. Bryan, entered an order restraining and enjoining the City of Portsmouth, its officers, agents, etc., from maintaining and operating golf facilities for the use of its citizens of any race without providing substantially equal facilities for persons of all races. Prior to the entry of the aforesaid injunctive order, the City had permitted only members of the white race to use the golf course in question, and no provision had…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- United States v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Hecht Co. v. BowlesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Swift & Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Mayor of Baltimore City v. DawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Watson v. City of MemphisSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- City of Montgomery, Alabama v. Georgia Theresa GilmoreCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Simkins v. City of GreensboroDistrict Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1957
- Wesley v. City of Savannah, GeorgiaDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1969
- Shuttlesworth v. GaylordDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 1961
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