Legal Opinion
Brumfield Ex Rel. Brumfield v. Dodd
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided December 2, 1975No. Civ. A. 71-1316PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEEBE, Chief Judge.
This is a civil action seeking to enjoin the Louisiana State Department of Education from providing books, school material, and funds for student transportation to students attending all-white, segregated private schools in the State of Louisiana. The suit also requests that state statutes providing for such assistance to private schools be declared unconstitutional as violative of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Because the complaint seeks an injunction against state officials on the grounds that state statutes are unconstitutional, 28 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- White v. RegesterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Goosby v. OsserSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Norwood v. HarrisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Borden v. Louisiana State Board of EducationSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1929
- United States v. State of Mississippi (Smith County School District), Sylvarena Baptist AcademyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Oless Brumfield v. William DoddCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2014
- Brumfield v. Louisiana State Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
- Silliman Private School Corporation v. Shareholder GroupLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2001
- Norwood v. HarrisonDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1976
- Brumfield Ex Rel. Brumfield v. DoddDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1977
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