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Buchanan v. Warley

Buchanan v. Warley, 245 U.S. 60 (1917)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtUnited States Supreme Court
Year1917
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A municipal ordinance forbidding the sale or occupancy of residential property on the basis of the purchaser's race violates the Fourteenth Amendment.

Area of Law

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