Legal Opinion
Arlene Flax, Etc. v. W.S. Potts, Fort Worth Independent School District, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 24, 1990No. 89-7006PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIENER, Circuit Judge:
In this school desegregation case, the Fort Worth Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) appeals the district court’s order declaring the Fort Worth Independent School District (FWISD) “unitary in every respect, except for the existence of a homogeneous student population.” (Flax v. Potts, 725 F.Supp. 322, 330 (N.D.Tex.1989) Such a population is not constitutionally required, the court explained, “when the school district has made intensive efforts to eliminate one-race schools and further measures would be both impractical and…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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3Cited by37 opinions
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