Legal Opinion
Board of Ed. of Oklahoma City Public Schools v. Dowell
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 15, 1991No. 89-1080PublishedCited by 421 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Rehnquist
Petitioner Board of Education of Oklahoma City (Board) sought dissolution of a decree entered by the District Court imposing a school desegregation plan. The District Court granted relief over the objection of respondents Robert L. Dowell et ah, black students and their parents. The Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit reversed, holding that the Board would be entitled to such relief only upon “ ‘[njothing less than a clear showing of grievous wrong evoked by new and unforeseen conditions . . . 890 F. 2d 1483, 1490 (1989) (citation omitted). We hold that the Court of Appeals’ test is more…
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