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Johnson v. Virginia, 373 U.S. 61 (1963)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Johnson v. Virginia, 373 U.S. 61 (1963)
Johnson v. Virginia No. 715 Decided April 29, 1963 373 U.S. 61
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE
SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA
Syllabus
Petitioner, a Negro, was convicted of contempt of court solely because he refused to comply with a judge’s instructions to sit in the section of a courtroom reserved for Negroes.
Held: A State may not require racial segregation in a courtroom, and the conviction is reversed. Pp. 61-62.
Reversed.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Johnson v. Virginia, 373 U.S. 61 (1963) in 373 U.S. 61 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=FVVHSPVV224MRCE.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Johnson v. Virginia, 373 U.S. 61 (1963), in 373 U.S. 61, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=FVVHSPVV224MRCE.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Johnson v. Virginia, 373 U.S. 61 (1963). cited in 1963, 373 U.S. 61. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=FVVHSPVV224MRCE.
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