Griffin v. Breckenridge
- Decided
- June 7, 1971
- Docket
- 144
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
Cited 3,211 timesNo negative treatment found in this library
What later courts said
- holding that proof of a violation of section 1985(3) requires a showing of "racial, or perhaps otherwise class-based, invidiously discriminatory animus behind the conspirators' action" — (untitled) (1999)
- holding that under § 1985 “there must be some racial, or perhaps otherwise class-based, invidiously discriminatory animus behind the conspirators’ action.” — Roum v. Bush (2006)
- holding that proof of a violation of section 1985(3) requires a showing of “racial, or perhaps otherwise class-based, invidiously discriminatory animus behind the conspirators’ action” — Lyes v. City of Riviera Beach (1999)
Each line is a later court’s own words about this case, not a summary. Read the opinion before relying on it.
How the opinion begins
Mr. Justice Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court.
This litigation began when the petitioners filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, seeking compensatory and punitive damages and alleging, in substantial part, as follows:
“2. The plaintiffs are Negro citizens of the United States and residents of Kemper County, Mississippi. ...
Statutes cited
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Griffin v. Breckenridge, 403 U.S. 88 (1971)Read the full opinion
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