Legal Opinion
United States of America, Lilly Russell v. Greenwood Municipal Separate School District
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 12, 1972No. 29637PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
A panel of this Court, one Judge dissenting, remanded this case with directions that the defendant school board be ordered to reinstate in teaching positions for the 1971-1972 school year the seven black teachers who were dismissed for their refusal to accept teaching positions in the black schools, United States v. Greenwood Municipal Separate School District, 5 Cir., 1971, 444 F.2d 544. The Court subsequently ordered that the case be reheard en banc.
Subsequent to the order directing that the case be reheard en banc, it has been made known to the Court that the dismissed teachers were…
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- Ferd Allen v. Paul B. Johnson, Individually and as Governor and State Election Commissioner of the State of MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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