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Corrigan v. Buckley

Corrigan v. Buckley, 271 U.S. 323 (1926)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtUnited States Supreme Court
Year1926
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Private racially restrictive covenants are not, in themselves, prohibited by the Fifth, Thirteenth or Fourteenth Amendments, which restrain governmental, not purely private, action.

Area of Law

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