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TURNER v. FOUCHE

No. 23.

396 U.S. 346 (1970)

TURNER ET AL. v. FOUCHE ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 19, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Meltsner argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs were Jack Greenberg and Howard Moore, Jr.

Alfred L. Evans, Jr., Assistant Attorney General of Georgia, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief for the State of Georgia were Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Howard N. Hill, Jr., Executive Assistant Attorney General, and J. Lee Perry, Assistant Attorney General.

Charles J. Bloch and Wilbur D. Owens, Jr., filed a brief for appellees Fouche et al.

MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case, a companion to Carter v. Jury Commission of Greene County, ante, p. 320, involves a challenge to the constitutionality of the system used in many counties of Georgia to select juries and school boards. The basic statutory scheme at issue is this. The county board of education consists of five freeholders.1 It is selected by the grand jury,

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