Legal Opinion
Cleburne Living Center, Inc. v. City of Cleburne, Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 5, 1984No. 82-1565PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
The segregation of one group from the rest of society has been the historical benchmark of unfair discrimination in this country. Such segregation perpetuates false stereotypes .about the exiled group and leads to a virtual caste system built on misconceptions. Thus, blacks were unable to disprove racist stereotypes so long as they were excluded from white neighborhoods and their children were isolated in segregated schools.
Moreover, the effects of such segregation are especially pernicious when the outcast group lacks the political power to resist unfair…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Sierra Club v. MortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Plyler v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by34 opinions
- City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Haitian Refugee Center v. James S. Gracey, Admiral/commandant, United States Coast GuardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Groome Resources Ltd, Llc, United States of America, Intervenor v. Parish of JeffersonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
- Town of Ball v. Rapides Parish Police JuryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Innovative Health Systems, Inc. v. City of White PlainsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1996
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