PETITIONER:
Strauder
RESPONDENT:
West Virginia
LOCATION:
DOCKET NO.: None
DECIDED BY: Waite Court (1877-1880)
LOWER COURT:
ARGUED: Oct 21, 1879 / Oct 20, 1879
DECIDED: Mar 01, 1880
Strauder v. West Virginia
Facts of the case
A West Virginia law declared that only whites may serve on juries.
Question
Does the state law barring blacks from jury service violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?
