Legal Opinion
Floyd v. Trice
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 14, 1974No. 73-1474PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Seven black Texarkana students commenced a class action in the United *1156States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas on behalf of themselves and other black students similarly-situated. The Superintendent of Schools and the Board of Education of Texar-kana Public School District No. 7 were named as defendants. The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants, acting under color of law, deprived them of rights secured by the Constitution and by the laws of the United States, particularly 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986 and 1988. They claimed that (1) the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Cooper v. AaronSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Kenneth Adams v. Elliot L. Richardson, Individuallyand as Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Eugene Barnes v. Sam Elmer DorseyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Brian Dale Bramlet v. James A. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- Slyvester Harris v. Richard G. Harvey, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- Gary White v. Robert J. WalshCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Wade v. Mississippi Cooperative Extension ServiceDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1976
- Sullivan v. Meade County Independent School District No. 101District Court, D. South Dakota · 1975
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