United States v. Raines

United States v. Raines, 362 U.S. 17 (1960), was a United States Supreme Court decision relating to civil rights. The Court overturned the ruling of a U.S. District Court , which had held that a law authorizing the Federal Government to bring civil actions against State Officials for discriminating against African-Americans citizens was unconstitutional.

Attorney General brought suit to enjoin (issue injunction) against Raines and other Georgia public officials from discriminating against African Americans wanting to vote. District court dismissed the complaint from Raines, et al. because this could be brought by private citizens.

Contents

• 1 See also

• 2 References

• 3 Further reading

• 4 External links

See also

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• List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 362

• Civil Rights Act of 1957

References

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1. 1 2 United States v. Raines, 362 U.S. 17

Further reading

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• Bartholomew, Paul C. (1961). "The Supreme Court of the United States: 1959-1960" . The Western Political Quarterly. 14 (1): 5–16. doi :10.2307/443928 . JSTOR  443928 .

External links

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