Harrison v. National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1959-06-08

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Mr. Justice Harlan delivered the opinion of the Court. In this case a three-judge District Court was convened pursuant to 28 U. S. C. § 2281 to hear federal constitutional challenges against five Virginia statutes. It declared three invalid under the Fourteenth Amendment, and permanently enjoined the appellants from enforcing them against the appellees; the other two statu…

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