Legal Opinion
Boson v. Rippy
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 30, 1960No. 18467PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Chief Judge.
This action seeking an end to enforced racial segregation in the public schools of -the Dallas Independent School District was first dismissed without prejudice by the district court in September 1955.1 This Court reversed with directions to afford the parties a full hearing.2 The Supreme Court denied certiorari.3
After hearing the testimony, the district court again dismissed the action without prejudice.4 This Court reversed with directions that the district court enter an order requiring the defendants to desegregate the schools under their jurisdiction “with all…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Plessy v. FergusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Cooper v. AaronSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Hirabayashi v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by47 opinions
- Karen Renee Augustus, a Minor, by Charles A. Augustus, Her Father, and Next Friend v. The Board of Public Instruction of Escambia County, FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- United States v. Jefferson County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Goss v. Board of Ed. of KnoxvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Lee v. MacOn County Board of EducationDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1967
- Potts v. FlaxCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
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