Case Name: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, INC., v. BENNETT, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ARKANSAS, et al.
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1959-06-22
Citations: 360 U.S. 471
Docket Number: No. 757
Parties: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, INC., v. BENNETT, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ARKANSAS, et al.
Judges: with whom The Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Brennan concur, dissenting.
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 360
Pages: 471–471

Head Matter:
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, INC., v. BENNETT, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ARKANSAS, et al.
No. 757.
Decided June 22, 1959.
Robert O. Carter.and Herbert O. Reid for appellant.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
When the validity of a state statute, challenged under the United States Constitution, is properly for adjudication before a United States District Court, reference to the state courts for construction of the statute should not automatically be made. The judgment is vacated and the case is remanded to the United States District Court for the ^Eastern District of Arkansas for consideration in light of Harrison v. N. A. A. C. P., ante, p. 167.