Legal Opinion
Anderson v. School Board of Madison County
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 11, 2008No. 06-60902PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:
Since 1969, the Madison County School District (“MCSD”) in Mississippi has been under a federal court order to desegregate its schools. On June 18, 2004, the MCSD filed a motion for full unitary status, claiming it had complied with the district court’s orders and had “to the extent practicable, eliminated the vestiges of racial discrimination resulting from the former racially dual system.”1 The United States (“Government”) and a group of private citizens (“Private Plaintiffs” or “Appellants”) opposed the motion and argued that the MCSD was not entitled to full unitary…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Green v. County School Board of New Kent CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Board of Ed. of Oklahoma City Public Schools v. DowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Freeman v. PittsSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Alexander v. Holmes County Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Fisher v. Tucson Unified School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011
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- Smith Ex Rel. Smith v. Sch. Bd. of Concordia ParishCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2018
- Delta Charter v. Sch Bd Concordia PrshCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2023
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