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Sipuel v. Board of Regents, case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on January 12, 1948, ruled unanimously (9–0) to force the University of Oklahoma law school to admit Ada Lois Sipuel, the school’s first African American student. 369. The University of Oklahoma and the University of Georgia are both members of the College Football Association (CFA), a group within the NCAA that was formed to represent and promote the interests of the major football schools. Sipuel v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, 332 U.S. 631 (1948), is a per curiam United States Supreme Court decision involving racial segregation toward African Americans by the University of Oklahoma and the application of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Decided January 12, 1948. No. SIPUEL V. BOARD OF REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF OKL. On January 12, 1948, the Supreme Court ruled that Sipuel was entitled to a legal education provided by the state and that Oklahoma must provide instruction for blacks equal to that of whites. Appellant is a Negro citizen of Oklahoma. Reversed.

The mandate shall issue forthwith. 332 U.S. 631. CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF OKLAHOMA Syllabus The judgment of the Supreme Court of Oklahoma is reversed and the cause is remanded to that court for proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion. 369 Argued: Decided: January 12, 1948 [ Sipuel v. Board of Regents of University of Okl.

(1948) No. Here petitioner Sipuel apparently made no effort to seek that to which she was entitled under the laws of Oklahoma, that is, education in law in a separate school, but instead sought only that to which she was not entitled under the law, that is, education in law in the school separately provided for white students. We decide only this issue; see Sweatt v. Painter, ante p. 629. Sipuel v. Board of Regents, 332 U.S. 631 (1948) Sipuel v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma. In order to comply, Oklahoma officials stonewalled efforts to admit Sipuel to the University of Oklahoma by quickly constructing a makeshift black law school in the state capital building, Langston University School of … The unanimous decision was delivered on the same day as another case involving similar issues, Sweatt v.Painter.. Facts.

Possessing a Master's Degree, he applied for admission to the University of Oklahoma in order to pursue studies and courses leading to a Doctorate in Education. McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents, 339 U.S. 637 (1950), was a United States Supreme Court case that prohibited racial segregation in state supported graduate or professional education. Argued January 7-8, 1948.