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· 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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