Legal Opinion

Carroll v. Board of Education

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided August 23, 1977No. Nos. 76-2525-76-2526, 76-2158PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.

These consolidated appeals are another chapter in the litigation involving the desegregation of the schools of Jefferson County, Kentucky.1

The principal question concerns the constitutionality of a State statute which would thwart the desegregation plan adopted by the district court. The district judge declared portions of this statute to be unconstitutional. We affirm.

Also involved on this appeal is a challenge by State officials to the constitutionality of three federal statutes prohibiting the expenditure of federal funds on school busing for purposes of…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. North Carolina State Board of Education v. SwannSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Newburg Area Council, Inc. v. Board of Education of Jefferson County, Kentucky, John L. Haycraft v. Board of Education of Louisville, KentuckyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
  3. Ronald Bradley v. William G. Milliken, Governor of MichiganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970
  4. Newburg Area Council, Inc. v. Board of Education of Jefferson County, Kentucky, John L. Haycraft v. Board of Education of Louisville, KentuckyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1973
  5. Cunningham v. GraysonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Newburg Area Council, Inc. v. Board of Education of Jefferson County, Kentucky, Department of Education of the Commonwealth of KentuckyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1978
  2. Flaherty v. CunninghamDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 1994
  3. Julian M. Carroll, Governor v. Board of Education of Jefferson County, Kentucky, Julian M. Carroll, Governor v. Department of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
  4. United States v. Kevin L. MontgomeryCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977

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