Henderson v. United States | |
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Argued April 3, 1950 Decided June 5, 1950 | |
Full case name | Henderson v. United States et al |
Citations | 339 U.S. 816 (more) 70 S. Ct. 843; 94 L. Ed. 2d 1302; 1950 U.S. LEXIS 2488 |
Case history | |
Prior | On appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland |
Holding | |
The Interstate Commerce Act makes it unlawful for a railroad in interstate commerce to subject any particular person to any undue or unreasonable prejudice or disadvantage in any respect whatsoever. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Burton, joined by Vinson, Black, Reed, Frankfurter, Jackson, Minton |
Concurrence | Douglas |
Clark took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Laws applied | |
Interstate Commerce Act 3 (1) |
Henderson v. United States, 339 U.S. 816 (1950), was a landmark United States Supreme Court decision in the jurisprudence of the United States that abolished segregation in railroad dining cars with an 8-0 ruling.[1]