Legal Opinion
United States of America, Janet Powell Dixon, Etc., and Harlem Civic Improvement Association, Intervening v. Hendry County School District
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 11, 1974No. 74-2400PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
Among the Everglades on the. south shore of Lake Okeechobee lies Hendry County, Florida, a largely rural polity whose 13,000 residents include whites, blacks, Hispanic-Americans and S.emi-* nole Indians. On July 9, 1970, the United States filed suit in federal district court to desegregate the Hendry County-public schools. On August 4, 197Í, Chief Judge Fulton issued an order 'creating a unitary school system by combining all classes of each grade into one school in each area of the county. Janet Powell Dixon and the Harlem Civic-Improvement Association (plaintiffs)…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Green v. County School Board of New Kent CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Keyes v. School Dist. No. 1, DenverSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Jose Cisneros v. Corpus Christi Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Riddick v. School Board Of The City Of NorfolkCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- Tasby v. WrightDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1981
- United States v. Texas Education AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Marilyn Marie Monteilh v. St. Landry Parish School BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- United States v. Texas Education Agency (Lubbock Independent School District)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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