Mayor and City Council of Baltimore v. Dawson facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City v. Dawson |
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| Decided November 7, 1955 | |
| Full case name | Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City v. Robert M. Dawson, Jr., et al. |
| Citations | 350 U.S. 877 (more)
76 S. Ct. 133; 100 L. Ed. 774; 1955 U.S. LEXIS 168
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| Prior history | Lonesome v. Maxwell, 123 F. Supp. 193 (D. Md. 1954); reversed sub. nom., Dawson v. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore, 220 F.2d 386 (4th Cir. 1955) |
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| Per curiam. | |
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City v. Dawson, 350 U.S. 877 (1955), was a per curiam order by the Supreme Court of the United States affirming an order by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit that enjoined racial segregation in public beaches and bathhouses. The case arose from a challenge to segregation at Sandy Point State Park in Maryland.
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