Supreme Court· 4/8/1968

United States v. Johnson

Citations

390 U.S. 563
88 S. Ct. 1231
20 L. Ed. 2d 132
1968 U.S. LEXIS 2001

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holding that interference with the right to service in a restaurant is chargeable under 18 U.S.C. § 241
explaining that a plaintiff seeking to enforce the substantive provisions of § 2000a can only obtain injunctive relief
examining legislative history of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000a, to determine whether prosecution for conspiracy to deprive individuals of rights guaranteed by that Act was permissible under federal civil rights conspiracy statute, 18 U.S.C. § 241 (1976)
prosecution under 18 U. S. C. § 241 for violation of subsequently enacted statute
prosecution under 18 U. S. C. § 241 for violation of subsequently enacted statute
“18 U.S.C. § 241 .... as noted, protects the citizen ‘in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States.’”

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Judges: Douglas, Stewart, Marshall, Black, Harlan

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