Tancil v. Woolls
TANCIL Et Al. v. WOOLLS Et Al., JUDGES
Tancil v. Woolls, 379 U.S. 19 (1964)
Opinion
Per Curiam.
. The motion to affirm in No. 412 is granted and the judgment in both cases is affirmed.
Mr. Justice Harlan is of the opinion that probable jurisdiction should be noted in both cases.
Mr. Justice Brennan is of the opinion that probable jurisdiction should be noted in No. 386.
How later courts describe this case
Explanatory parentheticals written by citing courts — 7 in all; the most informative distinct ones are shown.
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(holding that OR Virginia laws unconstitutionally required the separation of names by race on voter registration, poll tax, residence-certificate, and property ownership and tax lists.)
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(law requiring separate lists of blacks and whites in voting, property, and tax records invalid)
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(court entertained equal protection challenge, brought by blacks and whites, to statutes requiring that public records be kept on segregated basis)
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(designation of race in voting and property records)
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