Thurgood Marshall's Successful Cases

By abella329

  • Chambers vs. Florida

    Marshall and his team of lawyers persuaded the Supreme Court to
    overturn a criminal conviction based on a coerced confession.
  • Smith vs. Allwight

    Smith vs. Allwight

    Marshall convinced the Court to strike down a Texas practice which excluded blacks from participating in primary elections. [Thurgood Marshall. November 17, 1941.]

  • Morgan vs. Virginia

    Marshall convinced the Court to strike down segregation on buses on routes of interstate travel.
  • Sipuel vs. University of Oklahoma

    Sipuel vs. University of Oklahoma

    Marshall persuaded the Court to require the University of Oklahoma to integrate an African American into their school. [The Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. Jan 13, 1948]

  • Shelley vs. Kraemer

    Marshall convinced the Court to overturn lower court rulings in favor of prohibiting land from being sold to African
    Americans.

  • Sweatt vs. Painter

    Marshall persuaded the Court to require a university in
    Texas to integrate an African American into their law school.