McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents
| McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents | |
|---|---|
| Argued April 3–4, 1950 Decided June 5, 1950 | |
| Full case name | McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, et al. |
| Citations | 339 U.S. 637 (more) 70 S. Ct. 851; 94 L. Ed. 1149; 1950 U.S. LEXIS 1810 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Appeal 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 | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Vinson, joined by unanimous |
English Wikisource has original text related to this article:
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. The unanimous decision was delivered on the same day as another case involving similar issues, Sweatt v. Painter.