Legal Opinion
Poindexter Ex Rel. Poindexter v. Louisiana Financial Assistance Commission
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided August 3, 1966No. Civ. A. 14683PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiffs attack the constitutionality of the Louisiana legislature’s second attempt to use tuition grants to support so-called “private” schools for white children fleeing from desegregated public schools. On the first occasion this Court, observing “this is not the moment in history for a state to experiment with ignorance”, held that the grant-in-aid program ran afoul of the equal protection clause. Hall v. St. Helena Parish School Board, E.D.La. 1961, 197 F.Supp. 649, aff’d per curiam, 1962, 368 U.S. 515, 82 S.Ct. 529, 7 L.Ed. 2d 521.
The plaintiffs, Negro public…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Burton v. Wilmington Parking AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Everson v. Board of Ed. of EwingSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Snowden v. HughesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Gomillion v. LightfootSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Cooper v. AaronSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Green v. ConnallyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1971
- Poindexter v. Louisiana Financial Assistance CommissionDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1968
- Boddie v. State of ConnecticutDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1968
- Levy v. ParkerDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1972
- Hoots v. Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1973
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