Reitman v. Mulkey

Reitman v. Mulkey
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Reitman v. Mulkey, 387 U.S. 369 (1967), was a United States Supreme Court decision that set an important legal precedent that states could remove a constitutional amendment passed by initiative, if the proffered amendment "encouraged" racial discrimination. Warning: template has been deprecated.

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387 U.S. 369

Reitman v. Mulkey

Argued: March 20 and 21, 1967. --- Decided: May 29, 1967

Samuel O. Pruitt, Jr., Los Angeles, Cal., for petitioners.

Herman F. Selvin and A. L. Wirin, Los Angeles, Cal., for respondents.

Sol. Gen. Thurgood Marshall for the United States, as amicus curiae, by special leave of Court.

Mr. Justice WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.

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