Memo on Public Accommodations Case Filed in Supreme Court
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August 27, 1963

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Press Releases, Volume 1. Memo on Public Accommodations Case Filed in Supreme Court, 1963. 140bd684-b492-ee11-be37-00224827e97b. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/aa15e57e-b516-497a-a9a2-2f4357305645/memo-on-public-accommodations-case-filed-in-supreme-court. Accessed July 01, 2025.
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N. A. A..F. Lecat Derense ANO EnucaTronat Founn, inc. So 10 Columbus Circle, New York 15, N. Y. JUDSON 6-8397 TOz Editors FROM: Jesse DeVore, Jr. Director of Public Information The attached release covers what should be an historic case in the whole area of public accommodations, It is filed on the eve of the March on Washington. There are several unique factors in this brief: (1) The pin pointing of state responsibility in the maze of arguments on private property rights, etc. (2) Assistance of four noted legal scholars in preparing the brief, including Richard R. Powell, leading authority on property. (3) Citing of attitudes of 14 other nations. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc, is now defending 7,500 demonstrators in 124 separate actions. This is the third year that the Legal Defense, Fund, a separate corporation, has taken sit-in cases to the Supreme Court. ** Editors note: For further information during non office hours: James Nabrit, III - RE 2-7129 (N.v.CR} + Jesse DeVore, Ir. - SC 4-0697 (N.Y.@, " e aS Contributions are deductible for U. S. Income Tax Purposes