Original Court Documents - Page 2

Trial Transcript – July 6, 1945

This transcript documents trial activity on July 6, 1945, including testimony from Felicitas Fuentes, Virginia Guzman, William Guzman, Harold Hammarsten, Frank A. Henderson, Mrs. Nieves Pena, Robert Perez, Lorenzo Ramirez, and others
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Trial Transcript – July 9, 1945

This transcript documents trial activity on July 9, 1945, including testimony from Richard F. Harris and Gonzalo Mendez.
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Trial Transcript – July 10, 1945

This transcript documents trial activity on July 10, 1945, including testimony from Edith M. Gilbert, Richard F. Harris, James L. Kent, John Marval, Felicitias Mendez, Gonzalo Mendez, and Robert H. Reinhard.
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Trial Transcript – July 11, 1945

This transcript documents trial activity on July 5, 1945, including testimony from Isabel Ayala, Ralph L. Beals, Frank A. Henderson, Marie H. Hughes, Gonzalo Mendez, and Manuela Ochoa.
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Order to Comply with Order to Submit Briefs

September 7, 1945. Judge McCormick issued this order to inform the litigants that they had failed to submit brief by his deadline
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Petitioners’ Opening Brief

September 7, 1945. Filed on behalf of the students and parents, this brief puts forth arguments supporting the case and addressing issues raised during the trials.
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Brief of NLG and ACLU

October 1, 1945.  This “Friend of the Court” joint filing by the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Lawyers Guild presents arguments supporting the case and addressing issues raised during the trials.
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Defendants’ Reply Brief

October 17, 1945. Filed on behalf of the school districts, this brief puts forth arguments opposing the case and addressing issues raised during the trials.
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Reply Brief of NLG and ACLU

October 25, 1945.  The National Lawyers Guild and the American Civil Liberties Union submitted this document in reply to the defendants reply brief of October 17, 1945.
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