Legal Opinion
Little Rock School District v. Arkansas
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 28, 2011No. 11-2130, 11-2304, 11-2305, 11-2336PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.
In these consolidated appeals regarding continuing school desegregation efforts in the Little Rock, Arkansas metropolitan area, North Little Rock School District (“NLRSD”) and Pulaski County Special School District (“PCSSD”) each appeal the district court’s denial of their petitions for a declaration of unitary status, opposed by appellee intervenors representing the class of black children harmed by segregation (“Joshua Intervenors”). In addition, NLRSD and PCSSD join with Little Rock School District (“LRSD”), several local teachers’ unions, and a union member 1 in…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Hazelwood School District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Wygant v. Jackson Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- United States v. ParadiseSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Board of Ed. of Oklahoma City Public Schools v. DowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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