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UNITED STATES v. BAR ASS'N OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 10909.

197 F.2d 408 (1952)

UNITED STATES ex rel. ROBINSON v. BAR ASS'N OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 8, 1952.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Laughlin and Albert J. Ahern, Jr., Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Godfrey L. Munter, Washington, D. C., with whom John L. Laskey, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee.

Before CLARK, WILBUR K. MILLER, and FAHY, Circuit Judges.

CLARK, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a ruling of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia dismissing a complaint in which appellant sought to have the corporate charter of appellee revoked on the ground that it had abused and misused its charter in systematically excluding Negroes from membership, or in the alternative, that the Bar Association be compelled to admit appellant to membership.

In its opinion the court discussed the...

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