SCLC/Rosa #655 — §1985(3) private-conspiracy reading corrected by Griffin (1971)
SCLC 1961 Commission treated first conspiracy clause as ordinarily requiring official participation; Griffin held racially motivated private conspiracies can be actionable.
Commission speculated separately about a private-violence hindrance clause. Griffin v. Breckenridge (1971) held racially motivated private conspiracies interfering with protected rights actionable without state action; it reversed dismissal of an alleged interstate-traveler assault — not adjudicated liability.
Original Collins/Griffin opinions checked. Craft: 1961 reading ≠ later holding; reversal of dismissal ≠ liability finding.
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