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BRIGGS v. ELLIOTT.

No. 273.

342 U.S. 350 (1952)

72 S.Ct. 327

96 L.Ed. 392

BRIGGS ET AL. v. ELLIOTT ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 28, 1952.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Spottswood W. Robinson, III, Robert L. Carter, Thurgood Marshall and Arthur D. Shores for appellants.

Robert McC. Figg, Jr. for appellees.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant Negro school children brought this action in the Federal District Court to enjoin appellee school officials from making any distinctions based upon race or color in providing educational facilities for School District No. 22, Clarendon County, South Carolina. As the basis for their complaint, appellants alleged that equal facilities are not provided for Negro pupils and that those constitutional and statutory provisions of South Carolina requiring...

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