National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People, Inc. v. Bennett
Cases that cite this one
30 later published cases cite this decision. The 23 that cite it most often are listed here.
- Jehovah's Witnesses in State of Wash. v. King County Hosp. (District Court, W.D. Washington 1967)
- Dombrowski v. Pfister (United States District Court Eastern District of Louisiana 1964)
- Idlewild Bon Voyage Liquor Corp. v. Rohan (2d Cir. 1961)
- United States v. Livingston (District Court, E.D. South Carolina 1959)
- Zwickler v. Koota (Supreme Court of the United States 1967)
- Baggett v. Bullitt (Supreme Court of the United States 1964)
- In re Rhoten (District Court, M.D. Tennessee 1983)
- Wellman v. Dickinson (District Court, S.D. New York 1979)
- Lendall v. Cook (United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas 1977)
- Partnow v. Moran (United States District Court for the District of Delaware 1973)
- Claybon J. Edwards v. David T. Sammons (5th Cir. 1971)
- Spencer v. Kugler (District Court, D. New Jersey 1971)
- COMMITTEE FOR PUBLIC ED. & RELIG. LIB. v. Rockefeller (District Court, S.D. New York 1971)
- Ryan v. Specter (District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania 1971)
- Committee for Public Education & Religious Liberty v. Rockefeller (District Court, S.D. New York 1971)
- Malone v. Emmet (United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama 1967)
- Powell v. Workmen's Compensation Board (2d Cir. 1964)
- American Travelers Club, Inc. v. Hostetter (District Court, S.D. New York 1963)
- United States v. Bureau Of Revenue Of State Of New Mexico (10th Cir. 1961)
- Bush v. Orleans Parish School Board (United States District Court Eastern District of Louisiana 1961)
- United States v. Bureau of Revenue (10th Cir. 1961)
- Monarch Insurance Company of Ohio v. May Spach, as Receiver for Ro-Ben, Inc. (5th Cir. 1960)
- Griffin v. Collins (District Court, D. Maryland 1960)
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Opinion
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, INC.,
v.
BENNETT, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ARKANSAS, ET AL.
Supreme Court of United States.
Robert O. Carter and Herbert O. Reid for appellant.
PER CURIAM.
When the validity of a state statute, challenged under the United States Constitution, is properly for adjudication before a United States District Court, reference to the state courts for construction of the statute should not automatically be made. The judgment is vacated and the case is remanded to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas for consideration in light of Harrison v. N. A. A. C. P., ante, p. 167.
MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS, with whom THE CHIEF JUSTICE and MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN concur, dissenting.
While I agree that the case should be remanded to the District Court, I think that court should be directed to pass on the constitutional issues presented without prior reference to the state courts. My reasons are stated in my dissent in Harrison v. N. A. A. C. P., ante, p. 179.
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