Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice

What did the three judges think about the court case and what was the end result?

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Johnson was convinced the law was unconstitutional. Justice Rives agreed, but Justice Lynne did not. He said the Supreme Court had spoken to this issue in Plessy v. Ferguson. But Lynne was outnumbered and the federal court abolished segregated seating.