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Legal Citation: 383 U.S. 745 (1966)

Petitioner
United States

Respondent
Herbert Guest, et al.

Petitioner's Claim
That the respondent conspired to deprive black citizens of their rights guaranteed by the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Thurgood Marshall, U.S. Solicitor General

Chief Lawyers for Respondent
James E. Hudson, Charles J. Bloch

Justices for the Court
Hugo Lafayette Black, William J. Brennan, Jr., Tom C. Clark, Abe Fortas, Potter Stewart (writing for the Court), Byron R. White

Justices Dissenting
William O. Douglas, John Marshall Harlan II, Earl Warren

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
28 March 1966

Decision
Reversed the judgment of the district court and held that the allegation of state involvement in conspiracy was...