Legal Opinion
Lee v. Russell County Board of Education
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 1, 1982No. 80-7761PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Chief Judge:
This appeal in a school desegregation case originated as a motion for further relief made by plaintiff National Education Association. NEA contended that the Russell County [Alabama] Board of Education’s decision not to reemploy untenured black teachers Leon Crenshaw and Margie Walker violated 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and violated a prior court order in the case to make employment decisions without regard to race.1 Plaintiffs Dr. Edward G. Barnes and Chan-chal Narang intervened, Narang contending that she was not reemployed because of her race and Barnes contending that he was…
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