Legal Opinion
Kelley v. Metropolitan County Board of Education
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided August 14, 1985No. 2094, 2956PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
WISEMAN, Chief Judge.
The City of Nashville and surrounding Davidson County have struggled with desegregation since 1956. Social and political turmoil created by the issue have made the process particularly arduous—and in recent years expensive. Between 1971 and 1982, Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County [Metro] spent approximately $20,000,000 to desegregate its public schools, with an estimated annual recurring cost (as of 1982) of $6,000,000.
Until today, Metro Nashville has gone it alone. The State of Tennessee has viewed desegregation strictly as a local matter. The Court…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Wilson v. GarciaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Rowan County Board of Education v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1992
- Charles Wesley and the Natural Rights Center v. David A. Collins, Coordinator of Elections and W.J. Michael Cody, Attorney General of TennesseeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- District of Columbia v. OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATIONDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Robert W. Kelley v. Metropolitan County Board of Education of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee, Defendants-Third-Party Cross v. State of Tennessee Lamar Alexander, Governor of the State of Tennessee Robert L. McElrath Commissioner of Education and State Board of Education, Third-Party Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Stanley v. Darlington County School DistrictDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1995
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