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Quotation from Sweatt v. Painter by Supreme Court of the United States
“We hold that the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment requires that petitioner be admitted to the University of Texas Law School.”
Sweatt v. Painter, Opinion of the Court (Chief Justice Vinson) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
The Court's holding, stated in the opinion's final paragraph.
Citation: "We hold that the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment requires that petitioner be admitted to the University of Texas Law School." — Supreme Court of the United States, Sweatt v. Painter, Opinion of the Court (Chief Justice Vinson) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id sweatt-v-painter-q6)
Portrait: Fred m vinson, Unknown, Public domain.
