Lucy v. Adams

SCOTUSCase
Litigants=Lucy v. Adams
ArgueDate=
ArgueYear=
DecideDate=October 10
DecideYear=1955
FullName=Lucy et al. v. ADAMS, Dean of Admissions, University of Alabama
Citation=
USVol=350
USPage=1
Prior=Cert. to the Supreme Court of Alabama
Subsequent=
Holding=The injunction which the District Court issued in this case, but suspended pending appeal to the Court of Appeals, is reinstated to the extent that it enjoins and restrains the respondent and others designated from denying these petitioners, solely on account of their race or color, the right to enroll in the University of Alabama and pursue courses of study there. The motion is denied.
SCOTUS=1955-1956
Majority=Warren
JoinMajority="unanimous"
LawsApplied=

"Lucy v. Adams", ussc|350|1|1955, was a U.S. Supreme Court case that successfully challenged the right of all citizens to be accepted as students at the University of Alabama.

The case involved black citizens Autherine Lucy and Polly Anne Myers, who were refused admission to the University of Alabama solely on account of their race or color.

The Supreme Court affirmed the lower court decision, saying that it enjoins and restrains the respondent and others designated from denying these petitioners, solely on account of their race or color, the right to enroll in the University of Alabama and pursue courses of study there.

ee also

* "Sipuel v. Board of Regents of Univ. of Okla."–ussc|332|631|1948
* "Sweatt v. Painter"–ussc|339|629|1950
* "McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents"–ussc|339|637|1950
*List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 350

External links

* [http://laws.findlaw.com/us/350/1.html Full text of the decision courtesy of Findlaw.com]