United States v. Raines
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| Argued January 12, 1960 Decided February 29, 1960 | |||||||
| Full case name | United States v. Raines | ||||||
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80 S.Ct. 519 | ||||||
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| 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. | |||||||
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| Majority | Brennan, joined by unanimous | ||||||
| Concurrence | Frankfurter, joined by Harlan | ||||||
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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 because this could be brought by private citizens.
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Further reading
- Bartholomew, Paul C. (1961). "The Supreme Court of the United States: 1959-1960". The Western Political Quarterly 14 (1): 5–16. doi:10.2307/443928. JSTOR 443928.