Case: United States of America v. Lassiter

08612 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

Filed Date: 1961

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Case Summary

[This summary is temporary while we research the case.] This is a lawsuit in which the United States sought to restrain the enforcement of racial segregation in the waiting room facilities of common carriers. The case was filed in 1961, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.

People

Judge(s)

Brown, John Robert (Louisiana)

Dawkins, Benjamin Cornwell Jr. (Louisiana)

Putnam, Richard Johnson (Louisiana)

Wisdom, John Minor (Louisiana)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

08612

08567

Opinion

Jan. 25, 1962

Jan. 25, 1962

Order/Opinion

203 F.Supp. 20

08612

08567

Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Decree

USA v. Lassiter

Jan. 25, 1962

Jan. 25, 1962

Order/Opinion

Docket

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Louisiana

Case Type(s):

Public Accommodations/ Contracting/ Organizational Discrimination

Special Collection(s):

Civil Rights Division Archival Collection

Key Dates

Filing Date: 1961

Case Details

Other Dockets:

Western District of Louisiana 08612

Western District of Louisiana 08567

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