Legal Opinion
Davis v. COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD OF PRINCE EDWARD CTY., VA.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided July 17, 1956No. Civ. A. 1333PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Circuit Judge.
This action was commenced to enjoin racial segregation in the public schools of Prince Edward County, Virginia, on the ground that provisions of the state constitution and statutory code requiring such segregation were violative of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and therefore void. A court of three judges was properly constituted, as required by 28 U.S.C. §§ 2281 and 2284, and judgment was entered denying the relief sought. See Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County, D.C., 103 F.Supp. 337. This judgment was reversed by the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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3Cited by20 opinions
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