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Griffin v. Maryland, 378 U.S. 130 (1964)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Griffin v. Maryland, 378 U.S. 130 (1964)
Griffin v. Maryland No. 6 Argued November 5, 7, 1962 Restored to the calendar for reargument May 20, 1963 Reargued October 14-15, 1963 Decided June 22, 1964. 378 U.S. 130
CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF MARYLAND
Syllabus
Petitioners, who are Negroes, entered a privately owned amusement park which then had a policy of excluding Negroes. They were ordered to leave by a park employee who was instructed to enforce the racial policy and who was acting under his authority as a deputy sheriff. They refused to leave, and were arrested by the deputy sheriff and taken to the police station, where he filed charges of criminal trespass and secured warrants. Petitioners were tried and convicted of criminal trespass in a state court.
Held:
1. The action of an individual who, as a deputy sheriff possessing state authority, purports to act pursuant to that authority, is state action. It is immaterial that he could have taken the same action in a purely private capacity, or that his action was not authorized by state law. Screws v. United States, 325 U.S. 91, followed. P. 135.
2. When a State undertakes to enforce a private policy of racial segregation, it violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Pennsylvania v. Board of Trusts, 353 U.S. 230, followed. Pp. 135-137.
225 Md. 422, 171 A.2d 717, reversed.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Griffin v. Maryland, 378 U.S. 130 (1964) in 378 U.S. 130 378 U.S. 131. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=1CTJ7RPNW7HCBD4.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Griffin v. Maryland, 378 U.S. 130 (1964), in 378 U.S. 130, page 378 U.S. 131. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=1CTJ7RPNW7HCBD4.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Griffin v. Maryland, 378 U.S. 130 (1964). cited in 1964, 378 U.S. 130, pp.378 U.S. 131. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=1CTJ7RPNW7HCBD4.
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