Phineas Indritz
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Phineas Indritz, (August 3, 1916-October 15, 1997) was an American constitutional lawyer active in the civil rights movement.
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[edit] Personal
Indritz was born in Moline, IL 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.
[edit] Hurd vs Hodge
Indritz is most well known for representing the plaintiff in Hurd vs 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.
[edit] Women's Rights Movement
Indritz was active in the American women's rights movement, and was a founding member of the National Organization for Women.
