Lucy v. Adams

Lucy v. Adams

Decided October 10, 1955
Full case name Lucy et al. v. ADAMS, Dean of Admissions, University of Alabama
Citations

350 U.S. 1 (more)

Prior history Cert. to the Supreme Court of Alabama
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.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Case opinions
Majority Warren, joined by unanimous

Lucy v. Adams, 350 U.S. 1 (1955), was a U.S. Supreme Court case that successfully established the right of all citizens to be accepted as students at the University of Alabama.

The case involved black citizens Autherine Lucy and Polly 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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