Legal Opinion
Joseph Chapman, by Next Friend, Violet D. Chapman v. Phillip A. Gerard, Commissioner of Education
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 28, 1972No. 19313PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SEITZ, Chief Judge
This is an appeal from a district court judgment declaring unconstitutional § 173 of the Virgin Islands Code, as amended, insofar as it bars residents of the Islands the right to participate in the Territorial Scholarship Fund (TSF) solely by reason of their alienage.
Plaintiff, appellee, is an alien minor admitted into the United States as a permanent resident. At all times here relevant he has resided in St. Croix with this status. During his senior year at St. Croix Central High School he applied to participate in TSF. Eligibility was refused by…
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