Mayor and City Council of Baltimore v. Dawson
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City v. Dawson | |
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Decided November 7, 1955 | |
Full case name | Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City v. Robert M. Dawson, Jr., et al. |
Citations | 350 U.S. 877 (more) 76 S. Ct. 133; 100 L. Ed. 774; 1955 U.S. LEXIS 168 |
Case history | |
Prior | Lonesome v. Maxwell, 123 F. Supp. 193 (D. Md. 1954); reversed sub. nom., Dawson v. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore, 220 F.2d 386 (4th Cir. 1955) |
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Case opinion | |
Per curiam |
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City v. Dawson, 350 U.S. 877 (1955), was a per curiam order by the Supreme Court of the United States affirming an order by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit that enjoined racial segregation in public beaches and bathhouses.[1][2] The case arose from a challenge to segregation at Sandy Point State Park in Maryland.
References[]
- ^ Dawson v. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore, 220 F.2d 386 (4th Cir. 1955).
- ^ Varat, J.D. et al. Constitutional Law Cases and Materials, Concise Thirteenth Edition. Foundation Press, New York, NY: 2009, p. 526
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