Following this decision by the United States District Court, attorney Thurgood Marshall filed a petition for rehearing in the United States Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of plaintiff Lonnie Smith. The Smith v. Allwright case eventually reached the Supreme Court.
Final Judgment of Smith v. Allwright in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division
- 5/30/1942
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National Archives Identifier: 6207333
Full Citation: Final Judgment of Smith v. Allwright in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division; 5/30/1942; Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/final-judgment-of-smith-v-allwright-in-the-united-states-district-court-for-the-southern-district-of-texas-houston-division/, April 8, 2026]
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