Legal Opinion
Bowman v. County School Board of Charles City County
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 12, 1967No. 10793PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge:
In this school case, the Negro plaintiffs attack, as a deprivation of their constitutional rights, a “freedom of choice” plan, under which each Negro pupil has an acknowledged, “unrestricted right” to attend any school in the system he wishes. They contend that compulsive assignments to achieve a greater intermixture of the races, notwithstanding their individual choices, is their due. We cannot accept that contention, though a related point affecting the assignment of teachers is not without merit.
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“Freedom of choice” is a phrase of many connotations.
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2Cases cited28 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Cooper v. AaronSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Griffin v. School Bd. of Prince Edward Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Watson v. City of MemphisSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. Jefferson County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Green v. County School Board of New Kent CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- James E. Swann, and Cross-Appellants v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, and Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970
- Clarence Anthony v. Marshall County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Pecola Annette Wright v. Council of the City of Emporia and the Members Thereof, and School Board Ofthe City of Emporia and the Members ThereofCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
- Coppedge v. Franklin County Board of EducationDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1967
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