United States Court Of Appeals For the Fourth Circuit No. 6201 FLOYD B. McKISSICK, SOLOMON REVIS, et al., Appellants, against WILLIAM DONALD CARMICHAEL, JR., President of the University of North Carolina; HENRY P. BRANDIS, JR., Dean of the Law School of the University of North Carolina; LEE ROY WELLS ARMSTRONG, Director of Admissions of the University of North Carolina; ARCH T. ALLEN, Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina; and the UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CARO- LINA, a Body Incorporate, Appellees. AppeaL FROM THE District CouRT OF THE UNITED STATES, Mote District oF NorTH CAROLINA. BRIEF OF APPELLEES AND SUPPLEMENTARY APPENDIX Harry McMutian, W. B. Umsteap, Attorney General Durham, North Carolina. of North Carolina. Raupu Moopy, L. P. McLEnpon, Assistant Attorney General Greensboro, North Carolina. of North Carolina. W. F. BRINKLEY, J.C. B. Exrincuaus, Jk., Attorney General's Office, Raleigh, North Carolina. Raleigh, North Carolina. Attorneys for Appellees. THEGRAPHIC PRESS, INC., RALEIQN, Nec.INDEX Statement of the Case The Case as Presented to the Trial Judge ...... Argument Effect of Findings of Fact by the Trial Judge .. The Sweatt and McLaurin Cases .......... Actual Comparison of the Physical Facilities And Educational Opportunity Provided at the two Law Schools Based Upon Facts As Found by the Pre- siding Judge ..... The Two Law School Plants Accreditation .... Degrees and Courses . Student Body ......cccsssssssssscsssessuscsssesessssesssessesersesee 26 FACUMty -seeseesesssecesssesssecseeecenssssessessusasassenseceeresseseesces 29 Reputation and Alumni Conclusion ...........TABLE OF CASES Page Carter Coal Co. v. Litz, CCA. Va., 140 F. 2d 934 Fisher v. Hurst, 333 U. S. 147, 92 L. ed. 604 .... Gates v. Woods, CCA. W. Va., 169 F. 2d 440 Gong Lum v. Rive, 275 U. S. 78, 72 L. ed. 172 ............ McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents 339 U. S. 637, 94 L. ed. 1149 ...... 16, 17, 18, 36 Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U. S. 537, 41 L. ed. 256 ....16, 17, 19, 36 Rescue Army v. Municipal Court, 331 U. S. 549, 91 L. ed. 1666 .. Saco-Lowell Shops v. Reynolds, CCA. N. C., 141 F. 2d, 587....15 Sipuel v. Board of Regents, 332 U. S. 631, 92 L. ed. 247 ........19 State of Missouri ex rel. Gaines v. Canada, 305 U. S. 337, 83 L. ed. 208 ..... Sweatt v. Painter, 339 U. S. 629, 94 L. ed. 1114 ....16, 17, 19, 36 U.S. v. Still, CCA. S. C., 170 F. 2nd 876 ..... Wescott v. F.S. F. & G., CCA. N. C. 158 F. 2d 20 ..... SUPPLEMENTARY APPENDIX Findings of Fact, Hayes, J., ....... Conclusions of Law, Hayes, J. United States Court Of Appeals For the Fourth Circuit No. 6201 FLOYD B. McKISSICK, SOLOMON REVIS, et al., Appellants, against WILLIAM DONALD CARMICHAEL, JR., President of the University of North Carolina; HENRY P. BRANDIS, JR., Dean of the Law School of the University of North Carolina; LEE ROY WELLS ARMSTRONG, Director of Admissions of the University of North Carolina; ARCH T. ALLEN, Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina; and the UNIVERSITY OF NORTE CARO- LINA, a Body Incorporate, Appellees, APPEAL FRoM THE District Court oF THE UNrrep STares, Muwb.e Disyricr or NoRTH TAROLINA. BRIEF OF APPELLEES Statemen? of the Case This cause was heard at a special sitting of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina beginning August 28, 1950, and extending through August 30, 1950, in the Durham Division at Durham, North Carolina, where is situated the North Carolina College at which is operated the North Carolina College Law School which the original plaintiffs, Epps and Glass, were attending as law students at the time of the institution of the action and at which the intervenors were registered as law students at the time of intervening in this action.