Legal Opinion
Sarah Louise McCoy on Behalf of Herself and Others Similarly Situated v. Louisiana State Board of Education
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 24, 1965No. 21567_1PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Per curiam
For the second time in this case and for the seventh time in recent years, we hold that a state agency is not immune from a suit to enjoin it from enforcing an unconstitutional statute, and the individual members of the state board need not be joined as party defendant. Again we repeat that the State cannot by statute or constitution make the State Board of Education a “special agency” free from suits to enjoin the board’s actions in violation of federally guaranteed rights. McCoy v. Louisiana State Board of Education, 5 Cir. 1964, 332 F.2d 915; Louisiana State Board of Education v. Baker, 5…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Ring v. SpinaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
- Sarah Louise McCoy on Behalf of Herself and Others Similarly Situated v. Louisiana State Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
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