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Monroe et al. v. Board of Commissioners of the City of Jackson et al.
389 U.S. 1033·Supreme Court of the United States·1968
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Opinion
No. 740.
Monroe et al. v. Board of Commissioners of the City of Jackson et al.
Jack Greenberg, James M. Nabrit III, Avon N. Williams, Jr., and Z. Alexander Looby for petitioners.
Russell Rice, Sr., for respondents.
[MAJORITY]
C. A. 6th Cir. Cer-tiorari granted and case set for oral argument immediately following No. 695, ante, p. 1003.