Legal Opinion
United States v. Jefferson County Board of Education
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 29, 1967No. Nos. 23345, 23331, 23335, 23274, 23365, 23173, 23192, 23253, 23116PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Per curiam
1. The Court sitting en banc adopts the opinion and decree filed in these cases December 29, 1966, subject to the clarifying statements in this opinion and the changes in the decree attached to this opinion.
2. School desegregation cases involve more than a dispute between certain Negro children and certain schools. If Negroes are ever to enter the mainstream of American life, as school children they must have equal educational opportunities with white children.
3. The Court holds that boards and officials administering public schools in this circuit1 have the affirmative duty under the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Shelley v. KraemerSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Briggs v. ElliottDistrict Court, E.D. South Carolina · 1955
- Alfred Avery, Jr., a Minor, by His Mother and Next Friend, (Mrs.) Alfred Avery v. Wichita Falls Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- Borders v. RippyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- City of Montgomery, Alabama v. Georgia Theresa GilmoreCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by83 opinions
- Green v. County School Board of New Kent CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Milliken v. BradleySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Norwalk Core v. Norwalk Redevelopment AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- San Francisco Unified School District v. JohnsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
- United States v. Greenwood Municipal Separate School District, Greenwood Municipal Separate School District v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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