· 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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