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McLaughlin v. Florida, 379 U.S. 184 (1964)
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McLaughlin v. Florida, 379 U.S. 184 (1964)
McLaughlin v. Florida No. 11 Argued October 13-14, 1964 Decided December 7, 1964 379 U.S. 184
APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA
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A Florida criminal statute prohibits an unmarried interracial couple from habitually living in and occupying the same room in the night-time. No other Florida statute penalizes precisely the same conduct when engaged in by members of the same race.
Held: The Florida statute denies the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment, and is invalid. Pp. 184-196.
153 So. 2d 1, reversed.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," McLaughlin v. Florida, 379 U.S. 184 (1964) in 379 U.S. 184 Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9UEN1XTUJ7BU9SA.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." McLaughlin v. Florida, 379 U.S. 184 (1964), in 379 U.S. 184, Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9UEN1XTUJ7BU9SA.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in McLaughlin v. Florida, 379 U.S. 184 (1964). cited in 1964, 379 U.S. 184. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9UEN1XTUJ7BU9SA.
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