Legal Opinion
Hazel Palmer v. Allen C. Thompson, Mayor, City of Jackson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 29, 1967No. 23841_1PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
Twelve Negro citizens and residents of Jackson, Mississippi, on their own behalf and “on behalf of the thousands of their fellow Negro citizens and residents * * * who are similarly situated because of race and color,” filed a complaint against the Mayor and Commissioners of Jackson, its Police Chief, and its Director of Recreation, seeking to enjoin their allegedly discriminatory conduct. After joinder of issue and the filing of affidavits and stipulations showing the facts, the case was submitted to the district court for final decree on its merits. The court found that…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Pierce v. Society of SistersSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Barrows v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Griffin v. School Bd. of Prince Edward Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Samuel Bailey v. Joe T. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Pollard v. United StatesDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1974
- Ferd Allen v. Paul B. Johnson, Individually and as Governor and State Election Commissioner of the State of MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Green v. CauthenDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1974
- Hazel Palmer v. Allen C. Thompson, Mayor, City of JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Sullivan v. Winn-Dixie Greenville, Inc.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1974
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