Legal Opinion

Davis v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 16, 1970No. 27849PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

For almost a decade there have been judicial efforts to desegregate the schools of Mobile County, Alabama. We do not tarry now to count the many appeals to this court in furtherance of this hope, for we are concerned today with only a single recent episode in this almost Homeric odyssey. We wonder when the epilogue will be written.

The latest episode is this appeal by David L. Jacobs, Bill Rosser, and the American Friends Service Committee from a preliminary injunction issued by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. The injunction grew…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Mayo v. Lakeland Highlands Canning Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
  2. Leon F. Urbain and Loxit Systems, Inc. v. Knapp Brothers Manufacturing Company, Al Levinson, Charles Levinson, and Robert LevinsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1954
  3. Hurwitz v. HurwitzCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
  4. Olen F. Featherstone and Martha Featherstone v. Max BarashCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
  5. Huard-Steinheiser, Inc. v. George A. Henry, Supervisor in Charge, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax UnitCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1960

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Alfred D. White v. Frank C. Carlucci, Secretary, Department of Defense, and James Webb, Secretary, Department of the NavyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
  2. Golf City, Inc., Cross v. Wilson Sporting Goods Co., Inc., CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
  3. Clark v. MarshCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
  4. Finney v. Arkansas Board of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
  5. Ralph Nader v. Allegheny Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975

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