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333 U.S. 147 68 Supreme Court Reporter 389 92 L.Ed. 604 FISHERv.HURST, Chief Justice, et al. Number 325 Misc. Submitted on Motion for Leave to File Petition Writ of Mandamus Jan. 30, 1948. Decided Feb. 16, Messrs. Thurgood Marshall, New York City, and Amos T. Hall, Oklahoma Okl., petitioner. PER CURIAM. 1 Petitioner moves leave file a petition writ mandamus compel compliance with our mandate issued in Sipuel versus Board Regents, 332 631, 299, January 12, We there said: 2 'The petitioner is entitled secure legal education afforded by state institution. To this time, it has been denied her although during the same period many white applicants have State. The State must provide conformity equal protection clause Fourteenth Amendment as soon does any other group. Missouri ex rel. Gaines Canada, 1938, 305 337, 59 232, 83 208.' states that 17, 1948, 190 Pacific Reporter, 2nd Series 437, 438, rendered an opinion which was 3 'Said Regents hereby directed, under authority conferred upon provisions Article 13-A, Constitution Oklahoma, Title 70 O.S.1941 §§ 1976, 1979, afford plaintiff, all others similarly situated, opportunity commence study law at institution citizens groups are such opportunity, Federal statutes requiring segregation races schools state. 13, Sec. 3, Oklahoma; 451—457. 4 'Reversed directions trial court take proceedings may be necessary fully carry out United States opinion. ordered issue forthwith.' It further stated District Cleveland County entered order 22, follows: 5 'It is, therefore, ordered, adjudged decreed unless until separate school negroes, effect directed Higher Education establish 'with advantages substantially students,' established ready function designated time group hereafter apply admission first-year class School Law University if plaintiff herein makes timely proper application enroll said class, defendants, al, be, either: 6 '(1) she otherwise qualified, will remain scholastic basis students thereof schoolf or negroes function, 7 '(2) not applicant function. 8 so al., Oklahoma. 9 cost case taxed defendants. 10 'This retains jurisdiction cause hear determine question arise concerning performance duties prescribed order.' 11 only before us whether followed. clear did depart from mandate. 12 certiorari present might satisfy establishing Negroes. On submission, we were here. upheld refusal admit ground had failed demand establishment it. remand, district correctly understood decision hold permits no defense. 13 Nothing transpired since orders courts record us, nor could consider mandsmus were. retained arising its order. Whether followed disobeyed should determined first instance. manner which, method satisfied, requirements Court, applied us. 14 denied. 15 Mr. Justice MURPHY hearing action subsequent issuance Court's constitutes evasion 16 RUTLEDGE, dissenting. 17 & N Dec. Immigration Nationality Decisions am unable join disposition petition. In my judgment neither taken County, following 369, decided consistent therefore forthwith.1 18 possible those state's officials dispose petitioner's overnight Negroes continue affording while denying them latter done either excluding university after date or, depending meaning order, asking enrolled prior order's withdraw school. 19 Neither courses, opinion, would comply plainly meant, me rate, end discrimination practiced against ato nce, some later near remote. also meant done, students, then students. And comprehension equality required fact, fiction. 20 Obviously elsewhere capable giving long-established well-known Nor create facilities, continuing deny petitioner, without incurring delay once. student, do 21 Since courts' allow authorities their election pursue alternative mandate, think inconsistent Accordingly dissent case. reversed remand ed 'for opinion.'

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