Legal Opinion
Larry Jenkins v. Louisiana State Board of Education v. Elmer Glynn Pitre, Intervenors-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 6, 1975No. 73-2594PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
This suit involves an appeal by six students from a district court order refusing to enjoin their suspensions from Grambling College, a Louisiana state institution. Appellants instituted the action pursuant to 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 1981—1985 and § 1994, alleging that the defendants — the Louisiana State Board of Education, Louisiana State Board of Education President Nix, Grambling College President Jones, and Grambling College Dean of Students Whittaker — violated their constitutional rights under the First, Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments by suspending them from Grambling…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- St. John Dixon v. Alabama State Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Mrs. Margaret Burnside v. James ByarsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Esteban v. Central Missouri State CollegeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Dr. Kenneth A. Megill v. Board of Regents of the State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Texas Education Agency (South Park Independent School District)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Jaksa v. Regents of University of MichiganDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1984
- Mary H. Kaprelian v. Texas Woman's UniversityCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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