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Charles Sumner: “The Court will declare the by-law of the School Committee unconstitutional and illegal, although there are no express…”

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The Court will declare the by-law of the School Committee unconstitutional and illegal, although there are no express words of prohibition in the Constitution and Laws.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner predicts that the Court will rule against discriminatory practices in education, upholding constitutional principles.

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