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Williams v. Wallace, 240 F. Supp. 100, was a legal case heard before Judge Frank Minis Johnson of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama on March 19, 1965. The ruling came during the Selma to Montgomery marches after two unsuccessful attempts by the plaintiffs, which included Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, (SNCC), and the Dallas County Voters League (DCVL) and countless sympathizers from around the country, to form a peaceful, nonviolent protest march between Selma, Alabama and Montgomery, Alabama. The case was brought against then-Governor of Alabama George Wallace, then-Director of Public Safety for the State of Alabama Al Lingo and then-Sheriff of Dallas County Jim Clark. The court ultimately ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, granting a temporary injunction barring the governor or the state and local authorities from interfering with the protestors in any way allowing the march to complete unimpeded between March 21 and March 25 from Selma to Montgomery.
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Williams v. Wallace | |
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Court | United States District Court, Middle District of Alabama |
Full case name | Hosea WILLIAMS, John Lewis and Amelia Boynton, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor, v. Honorable George C. WALLACE, as Governor of the State of Alabama, Al Lingo, as Director of Public Safety for the State of Alabama, and James G. Clark, as Sheriff of Dallas County, Alabama, Defendants. |
Decided | March 19 1965 |
Citation(s) | 240 F. Supp. 100 |
Holding | |
Preliminary Injunction granted against the defendants, with a restringing order issued preventing the defendants from arresting or harassing or threatening the marchers and obstructing the peaceful nonviolent protest for the days scheduled. | |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | Hon. Frank Minis Johnson |