Powe v. Miles
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Powe v. Miles, 407 F.2d 73 (2d Cir. 1968),[1] reversed a lower court decision, United States District Court for the Western District of New York, F.R.Civ. P. 65(a) (2), on an appeal of the court's decision that the District Court did not have jurisdiction on the case as Alfred University (Miles was President of the university), the defendant, was a private institution.
Powe v. Miles | |
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Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit |
Full case name | Emile Powe, et al v. Leland Miles, et al |
Argued | November 14, 1968 |
Decided | December 23, 1968 |
Citation(s) | 407 F.2d 73; 32 A.L.R.3d 846 |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | Harold Medina, Henry Friendly, John Joseph Smith |
Case opinions | |
Majority | Friendly, joined by a unanimous court |
Laws applied | |
Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
The court ruled that though Alfred University was a private institution, the College of Ceramics within the university was a public institution due to its state funding and governorship hence the court did have jurisdiction to hear the case of those plaintiffs who were students of the College of Ceramics. Those students from other parts of Alfred University were not within the court's jurisdiction as Alfred University did not meet the court's criteria for being a public institution.