McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents

McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued April 3–4, 1950
Decided June 5, 1950
Full case nameMcLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, et al.
Citations339 U.S. 637 (more)
70 S. Ct. 851; 94 L. Ed. 1149; 1950 U.S. LEXIS 1810
Case history
PriorAppeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
Holding
Different treatment of students in public institutions of higher learning solely on the basis of race violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Fred M. Vinson
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · Stanley F. Reed
Felix Frankfurter · William O. Douglas
Robert H. Jackson · Harold H. Burton
Tom C. Clark · Sherman Minton
Case opinion
MajorityVinson, joined by unanimous
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McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents, 339 U.S. 637 (1950), was a United States Supreme Court case that prohibited racial segregation in state supported graduate or professional education.[1] The unanimous decision was delivered on the same day as another case involving similar issues, Sweatt v. Painter.

  1. ^ McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents, 339 U.S. 637 (1950). Public domain This article incorporates public domain material from this U.S government document.