Waring v. The Mayor was a United States Supreme Court case that was decided in 1869. The case involved a dispute between the Mayor of Savannah, Georgia and a group of African-American citizens. The citizens had been denied the right to vote in a municipal election, and they sued the Mayor for violating their constitutional rights. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the citizens, finding that the Mayor had violated their constitutional rights. The Court held that the right to vote was a fundamental right, and that the Mayor had violated the Fourteenth Amendment by denying the citizens the right to vote. The Court also held that the Mayor had violated the Fifteenth Amendment, which prohibited the denial of the right to vote based on race. The Court's decision in Waring v. The Mayor was an important victory for civil rights in the United States. It established that the right to vote was a fundamental right, and that it could not be denied based on race. The decision also established that the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments could be used to protect the rights of African-Americans.

In Waring v. The Mayor, the Supreme Court of the United States was asked to decide whether a mayor had authority to issue an injunction against a public nuisance without first obtaining permission from a court. In this case, the mayor of Savannah issued an injunction prohibiting certain persons from obstructing and annoying passengers on city streets. The majority opinion held that mayors do not have such power under Georgia law and thus could not issue such injunctions without prior judicial approval. Justice Field dissented in this case, arguing that mayors should be allowed to act quickly when necessary in order to protect public safety and welfare. He argued that it would be unreasonable for cities like Savannah with limited resources to require them to go through lengthy legal proceedings before taking action against nuisances or other dangers posed by individuals or groups within their jurisdiction. Therefore, he concluded that mayors should have some degree of discretion when it comes to issuing injunctions against nuisances without first seeking judicial approval as long as they are acting reasonably and within their scope of authority granted by state laws