Legal Opinion
John William Phillips and Jacqueline Phillips, for Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. Mary Helen Andress
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 22, 1981No. 78-1845PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS A. CLARK, Circuit Judge:
Our court is requested again1 to review Alabama’s school board election procedures and decide whether electors residing in a city having its own school board are entitled to vote in an election to determine members of the county school board. We review our jurisdiction, our precedents, and the Alabama statutory scheme providing for school board elections.
The Alabama Code, § 16-8-1 (1977), provides that members of county boards of education “shall be elected by the qualified electors of the county.” This portion of the statute has remained unchanged since its…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Kramer v. Union Free School District No. 15Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Charles F. Zimmer, Stewart Marshall, Intervenor-Appellant v. John J. McKeithenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Holt Civic Club v. City of TuscaloosaSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Nevett v. SidesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Brown v. Board of Commissioners of the City of ChattanoogaDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1989
- William Henry Hogencamp v. Lee County Board of Education of Lee CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Duncan v. Coffee County, TennesseeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
- Bjornestad v. HulseCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1991
- Duncan v. Coffee CountyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
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