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· 3/24/1972

Compos v. McKeithen

Citations

  • 341 F. Supp. 264
  • 1972 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14507

How courts have described this case

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  • Louisiana adoption statute which permitted adoption only by parents of same race as child struck down as unconstitutional and not in the best interest of the child
  • Louisiana adoption statute which permitted adoption only by parents of same race as child struck down as unconstitutional and not in the best interest of the child

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Judges: Wisdom, Mitchell, Cassibry

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