Legal Opinion
Delores Ross, United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellant v. Robert Y. Eckels, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 1, 1971No. 30080_1PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Per curiam
This school desegregation case concerns the proper method for unitizing the composition of student bodies in the schools operated by the Houston Independent School District.1
DESCRIPTION
The Houston Independent School District is the sixth largest school district in the United States in terms of pupil enrollment, having approximately 235,-000 students. The district meanders along, inside and outside the city limits of Houston, Texas. It contains 230 schools located on 225 campuses. With minor special exceptions, each school contains one of three basic grade structures —elementary, encompassing…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Alexander v. Holmes County Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Onesephor Broussard v. The Houston Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Evelyn R. Ellis, a Minor v. The Board of Public Instruction of Orange County, FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Hinds County School BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Andrew L. Mannings, a Minor, by His Father and Next Friend, Willie Mannings v. The Board of Public Instruction of Hillsborough County, FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Tallulah Morgan v. John J. Kerrigan, Boston Home and School Association, Defendant-Intervenor-Appellant, Kevin H. White, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
- Delores Ross v. Houston Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Carr v. Montgomery County Board of EducationDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1974
- Donald Price and Melvin E. Price, Minors v. The Denison Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Ross v. Houston Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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