Legal Opinion
Robinson v. Board of Education of St. Mary's County
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided July 9, 1956No. Civ. 8780PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMSEN, Chief Judge.
Defendants, the Board of Education of St. Mary’s County, the individual members thereof, and the County Superintendent of Schools, have moved to dismiss the complaint filed against them by sixty-six Negro children, through their parents and next friends, for a declaratory judgment and an injunction restraining defendants from “requiring these Plaintiffs and all other Negroes of public school age to attend or not to attend public schools in St. Mary’s County because of race”.
The Pleadings
This is a class action brought under the Civil Rights Acts, Title 42 U.S.C.A. § 1981…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Lane v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Bacon v. Rutland RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Gilchrist v. Interborough Rapid Transit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1929
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Board of Educ., Garrett Co. v. LendoCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1982
- Parker v. Board of Education of Prince George's County, Md.District Court, D. Maryland · 1965
- Adkins v. School Board of the City of Newport NewsDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1957
- BOARD OF EDUC. OF AA CTY. v. BarbanoCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1980
- Christmas v. Board of Education of Harford County, MarylandDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1964
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