· 1/19/1970
Turner v. Fouche
Citations
- 396 U.S. 346
- 90 S. Ct. 532
- 24 L. Ed. 2d 567
- 1970 U.S. LEXIS 3149
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that disporting was enough where African-Americans were 60% of the general population in the county but only 37% on the list from which grand jury was drawn
- holding that “the District Court properly entertained the question whether the constitutional and statutory complex, even if not invalid on its face, was unconstitutionally administered”
- holding that “the District Court properly entertained the question whether the constitutional and statutory complex, even if not invalid on its face, was unconstitutionally administered”
- invalidating Georgia statute restricting county school board membership to residents owning real property in the county
- invalidating Georgia statute restricting county school board membership to residents owning real property in the county
- analyzing the statistical disparity necessary to a finding of unconstitutional composition of a jury pool
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Judges: Stewart
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