Hawkins v. Town of Shaw
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hawkins-v-town-of-shaw-204-10630863
title:
Hawkins v. Town of Shaw
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Hawkins v. Town of Shaw, 437 F.2d 1286, was a class-action lawsuit over equal distribution of municipal services and infrastructure which reached the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The plaintiffs, black citizens of Shaw, alleged that the town spent tax money for services disproportionately in white neighborhoods, resulting in unequal access to street paving, sanitary sewers, stormwater drainage, street lighting, and water pressure. The Appeals Court, overruling the United
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawkins_v._Town_of_Shaw
date created:
2017-07-05T18:16:27Z
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2024-09-10T12:39:48Z
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