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Booker et al. v. Tennessee Board of Education et al., 1956 — 351 U.S. 948 · caselaw · US
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Booker et al. v. Tennessee Board of Education et al.
351 U.S. 948·Supreme Court of the United States·1956
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No. 692,
Misc.
Booker et al. v. Tennessee Board of Education et al.
Z. Alexander Looby, Robert L. Carter, Thurgood Marshall and Jack Greenberg for petitioners. George F. McCanless, Attorney General of Tennessee, Allison B. Humphreys, Jr., Solicitor General, and Nat Tipton, Advocate General, for respondents.
[MAJORITY]
Motion for leave to file petition for writ of mandamus denied.