Legal Opinion
United States v. The Board of School Commissioners of the City of Indianapolis, Indiana
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 25, 1973No. 72-1031PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order 1 by the district court finding that the Board of School Commissioners for the School City of Indianapolis, Indiana (“School City”) 2 had been following a course of de jure segregation in violation of the holding of the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483, 74 S.Ct. 686, 98 L.Ed. 873 (1954) (Brown I). On the basis of this finding, the district court determined as a conclusion of law that it had authority to order the School City to take “affirmative action” to convert to a unitary system. 3 The district court,…
2Cases cited24 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
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Green v. County School Board of New Kent CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Monroe v. Board of Commissioners of JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Michelle Oliver v. Michigan State Board of Education, and Kalamazooboard of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
- Crawford v. Board of EducationCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
- United States v. Yonkers Board of EducationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1985
- Tallulah Morgan v. John J. KerriganCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
- George and Carolyn Higgins v. Board of Education of the City of Grand RapidsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
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