Legal Opinion

United States v. Texas

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 22, 2010No. 08-40858PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge.

Defendants-appellants, the State of Texas, the Texas Education Agency (TEA), and the Texas Commissioner of Education (collectively, defendants), appeal the district court’s finding that defendants denied students with limited-English proficiency (LEP students) equal educational opportunities in Texas public schools, thereby violating the court’s longstanding injunctive order (the Modified Order) and Section 1703(f) of the Equal Educational Opportunities Act (EEOA), 20 U.S.C. § 1703(f). Defendants also appeal the district court’s denial of their subsequent motion to…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Rufo v. Inmates of Suffolk County JailSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. Horne v. FloresSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  3. Jorge Gomez v. Illinois State Board of Education and Ted Sanders, in His Official Capacity as Illinois State Superintendent of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
  4. Ross v. MarshallCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
  5. Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District v. Michael F. B/n/f/ Mr. And Mrs. Barry F.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Khadidja Issa v. Lancaster School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2017
  2. Franlink v. BACE ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2022
  3. M. Moore v. Tangipahoa Parish School BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2016
  4. Omayma Eltalawy v. Lubbock Independent Sch Dist, eCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2020
  5. P H I Inc v. Apical Industries IncDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 2021

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