United States v. Raines

United States v. Raines

Infobox SCOTUS case
Litigants = United States v. Raines
ArgueDate = January 12
ArgueYear = 1960
DecideDate = February 29
DecideYear = 1960
FullName = United States v. Raines
USVol = 362
USPage = 17
Citation = 80 S.Ct. 519
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Holding = Overturned the ruling of a U.S. District Court, which had held that a law authorizing the Federal Government to bring civil actions against State Officials for discriminating against black citizens was unconstitutional.
SCOTUS = 1958-1962
Majority = Brennan
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"United States v. Raines", 362 U.S. 17 (1960) was a United States Supreme Court decision relating to civil rights. The Court overturned the ruling of a U.S. District Court, which had held that a law authorizing the Federal Government to bring civil actions against State Officials for discriminating against black citizens was unconstitutional.

Attorney General brought suit to enjoin (issue injunction) against Raines and other Georgia public officials from discriminating against blacks wanting to vote. District court dismissed bc this could be brought by private citizens.

ee also

* List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 362

Further reading

*cite journal |last=Bartholomew |first=Paul C. |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1961 |month= |title=The Supreme Court of the United States: 1959-1960 |journal=The Western Political Quarterly |volume=14 |issue=1 |pages=5–16 |doi=10.2307/443928 |url= |accessdate= |quote=


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