Legal Opinion
Medley v. School Board of City of Danville, Virginia
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided October 20, 1972No. Civ. A. 71-C-44-DPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WIDENER, District Judge.
This is a school desegregation case following in the wake of Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483, 74 S.Ct. 686, 98 L.Ed. 873 (1954), as interpreted by other eases but particularly including Green v. County School Board of New Kent County, infra, and Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, infra. It is Danville’s first time in court, its desegregation having been accomplished by voluntary compliance. Plaintiffs, Negro parents of children attending public schools in the City of Danville, insist that only the mathematical precision of the racial…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Green v. County School Board of New Kent CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Davis v. Board of School Comm'rs of Mobile Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- In the Matter of Carolyn Bradley v. The School Board of the City of Richmond, Virginia v. The School Board of Chester-Field County, National Education Association, Amicus Curiae. American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia, Amicus Curiae. United States of America, Amicus Curiae. Congress of Racial Equality, Amicus Curiae. In the Matter of Carolyn Bradley v. The School Board of the City of Richmond, Virginia v. The School Board of Henrico County, National Education Association, Amicus Curiae. American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia, Amicus Curiae. United States of America, Amicus Curiae. Congress of Racial Equality, Amicus Curiae. In the Matter of Carolyn Bradley v. The School Board of the City of Richmond, Virginia v. The State Board of Education of the Commonwealth of Virginia, National Education Association, Amicus Curiae. American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia, Amicus Curiae. United States of America, Amicus Curiae. Congress of Racial Equality, Amicus Curiae, in the Matter of Carolyn Bradley v. The School Board of the City of Richmond, Virginia v. Dawn Gauldin, an Infant, by Her Next Friend and Mother, Judith Gauldin, and Others, Parents and School Children of Chesterfield County, National Education Association, Amicus Curiae. American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia, Amicus Curiae. United States of America, Amicus Curiae. Congress of Racial Equality, Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Evans v. BuchananDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1976
- Charles L. Medley, an Infant, by Gracie Medley Hairston v. The School Board of the City of Danville, Virginia, Charles L. Medley, an Infant, by Gracie Medley Hairston v. The School Board of the City of Danville, VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
- Medley v. School Board of DanvilleCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973