Legal Opinion
Allen v. Alabama State Board of Education
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided September 8, 1997No. Civ. A. 81-697-NPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MYRON H. THOMPSON, Chief Judge.
This litigation arises from a lawsuit filed in 1981 alleging that the State of Alabama’s teacher certification test impermissibly discriminated against African-American persons seeking teacher certification. On May 14, 1987, the court approved and entered a consent decree providing for the development of a new test. On August 28, 1995, defendants filed a motion to modify the consent decree, and on September 25, 1995, defendants filed an alternative motion to vacate the consent decree. A trial was held on these motions on February 23, 1996. For…
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Allen v. Alabama State Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999
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- Allen v. Alabama State Board of EducationDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 2000
- Allen v. Alabama State Bd. of Educ.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999