Legal Opinion
Burton v. Whittier Vocational Regional School District
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided April 12, 1978No. Civ. A. 76-4375-TPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TAURO, District Judge.
Plaintiffs are residents of the City of Haverhill. 1 They seek injunctive relief barring defendant Whittier Vocational Regional School District (District), of which Haverhill is a constituent member, from continuing to select its Vocational District School Committee (Committee) in the manner dictated by Mass.Stat.1969, ch. 381, 2 contend ing that its provisions deprive them of the equal protection of the laws. 3
Defendants have moved to dismiss for failure to state a cause of action.
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gray v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Hadley v. Junior College District of Metropolitan Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Missouri v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Sailors v. Board of Ed. of Kent Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Eastern v. CantyIllinois Supreme Court · 1979
- Harradine v. Board of SupervisorsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- City of Atlanta v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- The City Of Atlanta v. The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981