Briggs v. Elliott

Decided July 15, 1955. George Bell Timmerman Sr. wrote the opinion for the court.

132 F. Supp. 776 · Cited 110 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Gong Lum v. Rice · 275 U.S. 78
• Brown v. Board of Education · 349 U.S. 294
• Briggs v. Elliott · 103 F. Supp. 920

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