Legal Opinion
Allen v. County School Board of Prince Edward County
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided October 10, 1962No. Civ. A. 1333PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS, District Judge.
The infant plaintiffs in the Prince Edward school case are again before this Court seeking admission to the public schools of Prince Edward County, Virginia, on a non-discriminatory basis — all in accord with the Brown 1 decisions.
Rather than comply with those decisions and the order of this Court, the defendant Board of Supervisors caused the closing of all public schools in the county.
Thereafter the petitioners filed an amended supplemental complaint ra-ising the following issues:(1) Whether the public schools heretofore maintained in Prince Edward County can be closed…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Shelley v. KraemerSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Burton v. Wilmington Parking AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Cooper v. AaronSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Griffin v. School Bd. of Prince Edward Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Hibbs v. WinnSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Bradley v. School Board of City of Richmond, VirginiaDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1972
- Griffin v. County School BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Board of Supervisors v. Virginia Department of Social ServicesDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1990
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