Evening star., 1954-05-25
High Court Extends
lis No Segregation
Dictum in 6 Cases
By Robert K. Welsh

By. Robert K. Welsh
The Supreme Court, in line
with its decision against racial
segregation in public schools.
has given still stronger evidence
of disapproving that system at
any level of education and in
other unsupported activities.
The tribunal yesterday cleared
its docket of six long-pending
review petitions involving racial
discrimination complaintS.
Those touched such varied fields
as universities. theaterS, housing
developments and golf courses.
In three Of these cases the Su-
preme Courts orders left the
way open for further action by
lower courts. But the high
court made clear it expects those
courts to reconsider" their ear
lier judgments refusing or delay
ing admission of Negroes to the
University of Florida, Louisiana
State University and a Louis
vile, KY. municipal amphithe-
ater.
Cases decided on May II dealt
specifically with racial segrega-
tion at the grade and high school
level in the District and four
States. Two cases returned to
lower courts yesterday might
lead next year to a clear-cut,
final ruling on segregation in
public financed colleges and uni
verSitieS. A third could result
in a similar decision concerning
separation of the races at places
Of public entertainment.
Action on Six Cases.
This is what the Supreme
Court did with the six cases yes
terday:,
l. It directed the Florida Su-
preme Court to reconsider, in the
light of the May II decision, its
refusal to order admission of
four Negroes to Florida State
University Schools of Law, Chem
ical Engineering and Agriculture.
The Florida court had held that
the applicants could get the same
courses at the Florida A. & M.
College for Negroes.
2. 1t told the United States
Court of Appeals at New Orleans
to reconsider the case of Alexan-
der P. Tureaud. jr.. who last |
year was refused admission to a
combined law and liberal arts
course at Louisiana State Uni !
verslty. A Federal district Judge |
ruled in favor of Mr.. Tureaud
but the appeals of court reversed
the ruling on the ground that
the constitutional issue should |
have been submitted to a special |
three-judge Federal court panei.
8. It instructed the United |
States Court of Appeals at Gin
cinnati to take another look at |
its refusal to order admission Of
James w. Muir. a Negro. to the
municipal ampitheater in Louis
vile. KY. City officials contended
that the ampitheater was leased
to a private theatrical associa-
ton which denied admission to
Mr.. Muir.
Review Denied.
4. It refused to review, and |
thus left standing, a United
States Court of Appeals order
requiring Houston. Texas, officials
to admit Negroes to a public golf
course that had been specified
for whites.
S. 1t refused to review an ap-
peal from a United States Court
of Appeals decision that the 18th
Amendment bars exclusion of
Negroes from the Texas Junior
College at Wichita Falls, Tex.
6. 1t refused to review or other
wise interfere with a California
State Supreme Court order re-
quiring the San Francisco Hous-
ing Authority to admit persons, |
regardless of race or color, to
public housing developments. The |
housing authority had followed
a "neighborhood pattern policy"
aimed at limiting occupancy on |
the basis of the racial compost
ton of the location Of the prof.
ect.
2 More Decision Days.
With only two more decision
days before scheduled adjourn
ment June Z. the Supreme Court |
began its session yesterday by
admitting almost 100 attorneys |
to practice. Among the sponsors |
were Senators Daniel, Demo-
crat. of Texas. and Sparkman
of Alabama, and six House DEM
ocrats. Several of them last week
criticized the courts decision on
school segregation.
The most important written
opinion of the day was a
test of the McCarran Act of
1850. An opinion by Justice
Frankfurter, with Justice Black
and Douglas dissenting, upheld
provision requiring deportation
of an alien if he became a Com
munist at any time after enter
ing the United States. The de-
cision affected Robert N. Gal
van, a Mexican. who came to
the United States in 1918. He
was ordered deported after q
finding that he belonged to the
Communist Party from 1914 to
1916.
In other actions the court:
l. Agreed to hear arguments
next fall on whether professional
prize fights are subject to the
Federal antitrust laws. The
court ruled earlier this term
that professional baseball is not
subject to those laws.
2. Ruled unanimously that ad-