Legal Opinion
Evans v. Buchanan
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided July 12, 1974No. Civ. A. 1816-1822PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LAYTON, District Judge:
This case is the most recent stage of the litigation concerning desegregation of the public schools of Delaware. The plaintiff class, Negro school children, and the intervening plaintiff, the Wilmington Board of Education, have instituted this action against the State Board of Education and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. The plaintiffs contend, in a three-part cause of action, that black children in Wilmington are being compelled to attend segregated schools. First, plaintiffs allege that the defendants maintain a racially discriminatory dual…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- 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
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Pauley v. KellyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1979
- Evans v. BuchananCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Coalition To Save Our Children v. State Board Of Education Of The State Of DelawareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
- Buchanan Et Al. v. Evans Et Al.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Evans v. BuchananCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
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