Boynton v. Virginia

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Boynton v. Virginia was a 1960 U.S. Supreme Court decision that extended federal prohibitions against racial discrimination in interstate bus terminals, helping lay the legal groundwork for the Freedom Rides.

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instanceOf United States Supreme Court case
civil rights case
landmark decision
areaOfLaw civil rights law
interstate commerce law
category 1960 in United States case law
United States Supreme Court cases of the Warren Court
United States civil rights case law
chiefJusticeAtDecision Earl Warren
citation 364 U.S. 454
constitutionalContext Equal protection concerns under the Fourteenth Amendment informed the analysis
country United States
decisionDate 1960-12-05
decisionType reversed lower court
docketNumber 7
enforcementBody Interstate Commerce Commission
factualBackground Bruce Boynton was convicted of trespass after refusing to leave a whites-only restaurant in a bus terminal
fullCaseName Bruce Boynton v. Commonwealth of Virginia
linked to: Boynton v. Virginia
historicalContext United States civil rights movement
holding Interstate bus terminals and their restaurants serving interstate passengers are subject to federal nondiscrimination rules
Racial segregation in facilities serving interstate bus passengers violates the Interstate Commerce Act
impact extended federal prohibitions against racial discrimination to interstate bus terminals
provided legal foundation for Freedom Riders challenging segregated bus facilities
strengthened federal authority over segregation in interstate transportation
jurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
legalIssue application of the Interstate Commerce Act to racial discrimination
racial segregation in interstate transportation facilities
lowerCourt Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia
majorityOpinionBy Hugo Black
linked to: Hugo L. Black
pageInUnitedStatesReports 454
partyRole Bruce Boynton was an African American law student
petitioner Bruce Boynton
precedentFor federal desegregation of interstate bus and rail facilities
relatedCase Bailey v. Patterson
Mitchell v. United States
Morgan v. Virginia
relatedEvent Freedom Rides
respondent Commonwealth of Virginia
linked to: Virginia
statuteInterpreted Interstate Commerce Act
subsequentDevelopment decision was later enforced through federal actions supporting desegregation of interstate travel facilities
term Warren Court
linked to: Warren Court era
volumeInUnitedStatesReports 364
yearDecided 1960

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Freedom Rides basedOnLegalDecision Boynton v. Virginia
Boynton v. Virginia fullCaseName Bruce Boynton v. Commonwealth of Virginia
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Interstate Commerce Commission enforcement order against segregation enforces Supreme Court decision Boynton v. Virginia
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Morgan v. Virginia precedentFor Boynton v. Virginia
Morgan v. Virginia relatedCase Boynton v. Virginia
Bruce Boynton notableFor Boynton v. Virginia
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Bruce Boynton legalCase Boynton v. Virginia
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Boynton v. Virginia fullCaseName Bruce Boynton v. Commonwealth of Virginia
linked to: Boynton v. Virginia
Bailey v. Patterson precedentReliedOn Boynton v. Virginia
Greyhound bus station site (Anniston, Alabama) associatedWithLegalContext Boynton v. Virginia (1960)
subject linked to: Greyhound bus station site
linked to: Boynton v. Virginia