United States v. Raines
United States v. Raines, 362 U.S. 17 (1960), was a United States Supreme Court decision relating to civil rights. The Court overturned the ruling of a U.S. District Court, which had held that a law authorizing the Federal Government to bring civil actions against State Officials for discriminating against African-Americans citizens was unconstitutional.
| United States v. Raines | |
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| Argued January 12, 1960 Decided February 29, 1960 | |
| Full case name | United States v. James Griggs Raines, Dixon Oxford, Roscoe Radford, Registrars of Terrell County, Georgia, F. Lawson Cook, Sr. and Mrs. F. Lawson Cook, Sr., Deputy Registrars |
| Citations | 362 U.S. 17 (more) 80 S. Ct. 519; 4 L. Ed. 2d 524 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Ruling for plaintiff, 172 F. Supp. 552 (M.D. Ga. 1959) |
| Holding | |
| As applied, § 131 of the Civil Rights Act of 1957 is unconstitutional; the federal government cannot bring civil actions against state officials, insofar as discrimination is concerned. | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Brennan, joined by unanimous |
| Concurrence | Frankfurter, joined by Harlan |
Attorney General brought suit to enjoin (issue injunction) against Raines and other Georgia public officials from discriminating against African Americans wanting to vote. District court dismissed the complaint from Raines, et al. because this could be brought by private citizens.
Further reading
- Bartholomew, Paul C. (1961). "The Supreme Court of the United States: 1959-1960". The Western Political Quarterly. 14 (1): 5–16. doi:10.2307/443928. JSTOR 443928.
External links
- Text of United States v. Raines, 362 U.S. 17 (1960) is available from: Justia Library of Congress Oyez (oral argument audio)
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