NAACP v. Allen

Decided March 24, 1972. Frank Minis Johnson Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

340 F. Supp. 703 · Cited 88 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.

• United States v. Frazer · 317 F. Supp. 1079
• Brown v. Board of Education · 347 U.S. 483
• Griggs v. Duke Power Co. · 401 U.S. 424
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. Patterson · 357 U.S. 449
• Sprague v. Ticonic National Bank · 307 U.S. 161
• Sims v. Amos · 340 F. Supp. 691

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