Legal Opinion
Coalition for Education in District One v. Board of Elections of New York
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 11, 1974No. 73 Civ. 3983PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STEWART, District Judge:
The plaintiffs are predominantly black, Puerto Rican 1 and Chinese residents of Community School District One in Manhattan (“District One”) and the Coalition for Education in District One, an unincorporated association of parents, teachers and community residents. They bring this action challenging the legality of the May 1, 1973 election of members to the District One school board, claiming that numerous actions and omissions of the defendants resulted in the election being held in a racially discriminatory manner. The defendants are principally the members,…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Dunn v. BlumsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Harper v. Virginia Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Gomillion v. LightfootSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Lloyd T. Griffin v. Robert F. Burns, Etc., Thomas A. McCormickCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Luis Fuentes v. Adolph Roher, Georgina HoggardCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- State Ex Rel. Olson v. BakkenNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1983
- Williams v. SclafaniDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1978
- United States v. Saint Landry Parish School BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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