Legal Opinion
Mapp v. Board of Education of City of Chattanooga
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided March 30, 1962No. Civ. A. 3564PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK W. WILSON, District Judge.
This suit is now before the Court for a decision with regard to the adoption of a plan for the desegregation of the public schools of the City of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Before considering and discussing the various plans of desegregation submitted for considex-ation by the parties, it is appropriate to review the history of this lawsuit.
This is a civil rights action brought pursuant to the provisions of Title 28 U.S.C.A. § 1343(3), and as authorized by Title 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983. The suit was filed upon April 6, 1960 on behalf of the plaintiffs, who are minor…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Cooper v. AaronSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Deborah A. Northcross v. The Board of Education of the City of Memphis, Tennessee,defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1962
- Robert W. Kelley, and Cross-Appellees v. Board of Education of the City of Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, and Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Mapp v. Board of EducationDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1971
- State ex rel. Thompson v. WalkerCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1992
- Vick v. County Board of Education of Obion County, Tenn.District Court, W.D. Tennessee · 1962
- Dillard v. School Board of the City of Charlottesville, VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1962
- Butterworth v. DempseyDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1964
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