Legal Opinion
United States v. State of Texas
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided November 24, 1970No. Civ. A. 1424PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JUSTICE, District Judge..
[.Procedural Background]
The original complaint in this action was filed on March 6, 1970. On June 26, 1970, an amended complaint was filed joining additional defendants. The matter came to trial in Marshall, Texas, on September 14, 1970.
{Summary of Facts]
The complaint in this action charges the defendants with acts and practices which have denied black children equal educational opportunities in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The allegations are based particularly…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- 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
- King v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Gomillion v. LightfootSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by68 opinions
- Milliken v. BradleySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Wright v. Council of EmporiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Michelle Oliver v. Michigan State Board of Education, and Kalamazooboard of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. State of Texas, and Dr. J. W. Edgar, Commissioner of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Frazier v. Garrison I.S.D.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
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