Burton v. Wilmington Parking Authority
| Burton v. Wilmington Parking Authority | |
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| Argued February 21, 1961 Decided April 17, 1961 | |
| Full case name | William H. Burton, Appellant, v. Wilmington Parking Authority, et al. |
| Citations | 365 U.S. 715 (more) 81 S. Ct. 856; 6 L. Ed. 2d 45; 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1297 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Delaware Supreme Court |
| Holding | |
| In view of all the circumstances of this case, including the facts that the restaurant was physically and financially an integral part of a public building, built and maintained with public funds, devoted to a public parking service, and owned and operated by an agency of the State for public purposes, the State was a joint participant in the operation of the restaurant, and its refusal to serve appellant violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Clark, joined by Warren, Black, Douglas, Brennan |
| Concurrence | Stewart |
| Dissent | Frankfurter |
| Dissent | Harlan, joined by Whittaker |
| Laws applied | |
| Fourteenth Amendment, the Delaware Code | |
Burton v. Wilmington Parking Authority, 365 U.S. 715 (1961), was a United States Supreme Court case that decided that the Equal Protection Clause applies to private business that operates in a relationship to a government that is close to the point that it becomes a "state actor."