Legal Opinion

Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education

District Court, W.D. North Carolina

Decided August 3, 1970No. Civ. A. 1974PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER

McMILLAN, District Judge.

I. SUMMARY _________________________

II. BRIEF HISTORY OF PROCEEDINGS_______

III. THE EXTENT OF CONTINUED SEGREGATION —AND ITS RESULTS_________________

IV. THE LEGAL BASIS FOR DESEGREGATION: -

A. Segregated public schools are unconstitutional. _________________________—

B. "Racial balance" Is not required by this court. __________________________

C. "Bussing" is still an irrelevant issue.____

D. This is a local case in a local court — a lawsuit — to test the constitutional rights of local people.__________________—

E. The issue is not the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  2. Green v. County School Board of New Kent CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Griffin v. School Bd. of Prince Edward Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Alexander v. Holmes County Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  5. Sparrow v. GillDistrict Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1969

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Milliken v. BradleySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Hart v. Community Sch. Bd. of Brooklyn, NY Sch. D. 21District Court, E.D. New York · 1974
  3. Delores Clark v. The Board of Education of the Little Rock School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
  4. Martin v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of EducationDistrict Court, W.D. North Carolina · 1979
  5. Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of EducationDistrict Court, W.D. North Carolina · 1975

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