LDF to Argue Two Supreme Court Cases - Turner v. Fouche and Carter v. Jury Commission of Greene County (Telegram)

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October 20, 1969

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Press Releases, Volume 6. LDF to Argue Two Supreme Court Cases - Turner v. Fouche and Carter v. Jury Commission of Greene County (Telegram), 1969. ac14cbcc-b992-ee11-be37-00224827e97b. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/98bcc530-9b2a-493e-b303-00e195162673/ldf-to-argue-two-supreme-court-cases-turner-v-fouche-and-carter-v-jury-commission-of-greene-county-telegram. Accessed July 05, 2025.

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W. P. MARSHALL, 
[| E cuntmanans OF TH Boano 

PO. OR COLL. CASH NO. [ CHARGE TO THE ACCOUNT OF | TIME FILED. 

| pd. WAACP Legal Dezense Fund | 
10 Columbus Circle NW. vy. NOY 

following mestage, subject to the terms on back hereof, which are hereby agreed to 
October 20, 1969 

‘This week the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. attorneys 

will argue two cases before the Supreme Court which will have wide impli- 

cations on jury selection and school board selection across the South. 

«In the £irst case, Turner v. Fouche LDF will ask the Court to strike 

down statutory standards which govern jury selection in Georgia because 

they are vague and permit the arbitrary exclusion of Negroes from Jury 

rice in violation of the 14th and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Consti- 

ion. Added interest in this case arisee from the fact that school 

ards in Georgia counties are selected from ery lists. Because of this 

law there are no Negroes on juries and subsequently none on countyyschool 

oards. 
‘In Carter v. Jury Commission of Greene County LDF will ask the court 

void an Alabama law because it requires that jurors be persons “who 

are generally reputed to be honest and intelligent and are esteemed in 

he communi ior i te judgments" 

- on 

LDF attorneys Michael Meltsner will argue Turner v. Follche and Norman 

x another LDF attorney will argue Carter v. Jury Commission. 

Charles J. Hayes 

Director of Public Information 
NAACP Legal Defense & Educational 

| PRES

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