Harmon v. Tyler facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Harmon v. Tyler |
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| Argued March 8, 1927 Decided March 14, 1927 |
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| Full case name | Benjamin or Ben Harmon v. Joseph W. Tyler |
| Citations | 273 U.S. 668 (more)
47 S. Ct. 471; 71 L. Ed. 831; 1927 U.S. LEXIS 761
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| A New Orleans, Louisiana ordinance requiring residential segregation based on race violated the Fourteenth Amendment. | |
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| U.S. Const. amend. XIV | |
Harmon v. Tyler, 273 U.S. 668 (1927), was a unanimous United States Supreme Court decision addressing racial segregation in residential areas. The Court held that a New Orleans, Louisiana ordinance requiring residential segregation based on race violated the Fourteenth Amendment. The Court relied on the authority of Buchanan v. Warley.
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