Attorneys Thurgood Marshall and W.J. Durham filed this petition for rehearing on behalf of appellant Lonnie Smith in the United States Circuit Court of Appeals after the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division’s final judgment. The Smith v. Allwright case eventually reached the Supreme Court.
Petition for Rehearing of Smith v. Allwright
- 12/19/1942
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National Archives Identifier: 6207306
Full Citation: Petition for Rehearing of Smith v. Allwright; 12/19/1942; Records of the U.S. Courts of Appeals,. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/petition-for-rehearing-of-smith-v-allwright/, April 4, 2026]
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