| Lucy v. Adams | |
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| Decided October 10, 1955 | |
| Full case name | Lucy et al. v. Adams, Dean of Admissions, University of Alabama |
| Citations | 350U.S.1 (more) 76 S. Ct. 33; 100L. Ed. 2d 3; 1955U.S. LEXIS 340 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Injunction granted, 134F. Supp.235 (N.D. Ala. 1955). |
| Holding | |
| The injunction which the District Court issued in this case, but suspended pending appeal to the Court of Appeals, is reinstated to the extent that it enjoins and restrains the respondent and others designated from denying these petitioners, solely on account of their race or color, the right to enroll in the University of Alabama and pursue courses of study there. The motion is denied. | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Warren, joined byunanimous |
Lucy v. Adams, 350 U.S. 1 (1955), was aU.S. Supreme Court case that successfully established the right of all citizens to be accepted as students at theUniversity of Alabama.
The case involvedAfrican American citizensAutherine Lucy andPolly Anne Myers, who were refused admission to the University of Alabama solely on account of their race or color.
The Supreme Court affirmed the lower court decision, saying that it enjoins and restrains the respondent and others designated from denying these petitioners, solely on account of their race or color, the right to enroll in the University of Alabama and pursue courses of study there.
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