Legal Opinion
Liddell v. Caldwell
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 13, 1976No. 76-1228PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Circuit Judge.
In February 1972 five black parents and their minor children who were enrolled in the public schools in the city of St. Louis, filed a class action on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, charging racial segregation and discrimination in the operation of the St. Louis Public Schools. They named as defendants the Board of Education of the City of St. Louis, the board members, the superintendent and district superintendents of the school system. On October 3,1973, after discovery proceedings by all parties, the trial court allowed the case to proceed as a class…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Milliken v. BradleySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Carter v. Jury Comm'n of Greene Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Smuck v. HobsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by47 opinions
- Kevin Armstrong v. Board Of School Directors Of The City Of MilwaukeeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
- Armstrong v. Board of School DirectorsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
- Liddell v. MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Craton Liddell v. State of Missouri, Craton Liddell v. City of St. Louis, Plaintiff-Intervenor/appellant. In Re City of St. Louis, Paul Berra and Ronald A. LeggettCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians v. MinnesotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
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