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Phineas Indritz, (August 3, 1916 – October 15, 1997) was an American constitutional lawyer active in the civil rights movement.
Personal edit
Indritz was born in Moline, Illinois, on August 3, 1916, and graduated from the University of Chicago with an AB in 1936 and a JD in 1938. He died October 15, 1997, in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Hurd v. Hodge edit
Indritz is most well known for representing the plaintiff in Hurd v. Hodge in front of the Supreme Court in 1948, alongside Charles Hamilton Houston. The case, which was decided along with Shelley v. Kraemer, resulted in the court ruling that race-based restrictive property covenants were unconstitutional, a significant civil rights ruling six years before the Brown v. Board of Education case.
Women's Rights Movement edit
Indritz was active in the American women's rights movement, and was a founding member of the National Organization for Women. He was part of NOW's first Legal Committee, along with Mary Eastwood, Catherine East, and Caruthers Berger.[1]
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References edit
- ^ "Honoring Our Founders and Pioneers - National Organization for Women". now.org. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
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