Copies of the Davis pleadings

These documents are available online at http://www.vahistory.org/massive.resistance/documents.html

May 23, 1951 Complaint filed

June 5, 1951 Judge Parker’s Order creating a 3 judge federal district panel to hear Davis

July 12, 1951 County School Board of Prince Edward County, Answer

Aug. 7, 1951 Commonwealth of Virginia’s Motion to intervene as defendant.

Sept.14, 1951 3 Judge order permitting the Commonwealth of Virginia to intervene.

§ Copies of selected pages from the Briggs pleadings

Nov. 11, 1949 Petition in County of Clarendon, SC

http://www.palmettohistory.org/exhibits/briggs/

The following documents are available at http://www.andover.edu/library/oldsitefiles/lyons/toc.html

“Brief for Appellants”(Briggs, et al.): Supreme Court of the United States, Oct. Term, 1952 (this brief appears to be complete)

“Brief for Appellees” (Elliott, et al.): Supreme Court of the United States, Oct. Term, 1952

Part I of the “Brief for Appellees” was not available at this website.

“Brief for the United States as Amicus Curiae”, Supreme Court of the United States, Oct. Term 1952