The case was frequently invoked in the unsuccessful attempt to pass the Wagner-Costigan Act during the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt, which would have made it a federal crime for law enforcement officials to refuse to try to prevent a lynching.
The case was frequently invoked in the unsuccessful attempt. This was to pass the Wagner-Costigan Act during the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt to refuse to try to prevent a lynching. Franklin Roosevelt would have made it a federal crime for law enforcement officials.