Legal Opinion
Berry v. School Dist. of City of Benton Harbor
District Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided December 15, 1978No. C.A. 9PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOX, Chief Judge.
PREFACE
A
Statements made during the Michigan Constitutional Convention of 1961 indicate that the drafters were fully aware of the Supreme Court’s school desegregation decisions. The committee which proposed Article VIII, section 2 made the following statement in its support:
The anti-discrimination clause is placed in this section with the full knowledge that some may say it is unnecessary because of the rights established in our federal constitution and United States supreme court decisions.
The committee feels this concept is so important to the preservation of ourdemocracy…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Green v. County School Board of New Kent CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Cooper v. AaronSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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3Cited by17 opinions
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Thomas Solvent Co.District Court, W.D. Michigan · 1988
- Federal Deposit Ins. v. FIRST NAT. BANK OF WAUKESHADistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1985
- Harville v. State Plumbing and Heating Inc.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1996
- United States Securities & Exchange Commission v. GesweinDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 2014
- Barbara Jean Berry v. School District of the City of Benton Harbor, William G. Milliken, Governor of the State of MichiganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
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