Runyon v. McCrary

Runyon (defendant) operated a private school that denied admission to applicants based on race, and McCrary (plaintiff) was one of two African-American children denied admission; a second child was denied admission by a different school, and the cases were consolidated. The district court found both children were rejected because of race and that the schools' admissions policies violated 42 U.S.C.A. § 1981, and the court of appeals affirmed. The schools petitioned the Supreme Court for review.