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LOMBARD v. LOUISIANA

No. 58.

373 U.S. 267 (1963)

LOMBARD ET AL. v. LOUISIANA.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 20, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Nelson argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the brief were Carl Rachlin, Judith P. Vladeck, Robert F. Collins, Nils R. Douglas and Janet M. Riley.

Jack P. F. Gremillion, Attorney General of Louisiana, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Michael E. Culligan and William P. Schuler, Assistant Attorneys General.

Solicitor General Cox, by special leave of Court, argued the cause for the United States, as amicus curiae, urging reversal. With him on the brief were Assistant Attorney General Marshall, Ralph S. Spritzer, Louis F. Claiborne, Harold H. Greene, Howard A. Glickstein and Richard K. Berg.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WARREN delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case presents for review trespass convictions resulting from an attempt by Negroes to be served in a privately owned restaurant customarily patronized only by whites. However, unlike a number of the cases this day decided, no state statute or city ordinance here forbids desegregation of the races in all restaurant facilities. Nevertheless, we conclude that...

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