Legal Opinion
United States v. Sunflower County School District
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 13, 1970No. 29950_1PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEWIN, Circuit Judge:
This is another school desegregation case in which the school district complains of an order entered by the district court. 1 Against a background of slow progress in establishing a unitary school system and the use of an achievement testing program in the assignment of students, the United States filed a motion for supplemental relief.* This appeal was taken from the order of the district court entered after a hearing upon that motion. We find no merit in the Board’s contentions and affirm.
In summary the district court ordered that:
1. The assignment of students based…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Alexander v. Holmes County Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Carter v. West Feliciana Parish School BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- 9 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1122, 7 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 9412 Derek Jerome Singleton v. Jackson Municipal Separate School District, No. 26285. Clarence Anthony v. Marshall County Board of Education, No. 28261. United States of America v. Charles F. Mathews, No. 28045. Linda Stout, by Her Father and Next Friend Blevin Stout, Plaintiffs- United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor v. Jefferson County Board of Education, Doris Elaine Brown, United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor v. The Board of Education of the City of Bessemer, No. 28350. Birdie Mae Davis, United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor v. Board of School Commissioners of Mobile County, Twila Frazier, Defendants-Intervenor-Appellees. No. 28349. Robert Carter v. West Feliciana Parish School Board, Sharon Lynne George v. C. Walter Davis, President, East Feliciana Parish School Board, No. 28340. Irma J. Smith v. Concordia Parish School Board, No. 28342. Hemon Harris, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross v. St. John the Baptist Parish School Board, Defendants-Appellees-Cross No. 28361. Neely Bennett v. R. E. Evans, Allene Patricia Ann Bennett, a Minor, by R. B. Bennett, Her Father and Next Friend v. Burke County Board of Education, No. 28409. Shirley Bivins v. Bibb County Board of Education and Orphanage for Bibb County ., No. 28407. Oscar C. Thomie, Jr. v. Houston County Board of Education, No. 28408. Jean Carolyn Youngblood, United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor v. The Board of Public Instruction of Bay County, Florida, Defendants- No. 27863. Lavon Wright v. The Board of Public Instruction of Alachua County, Florida, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Hinds County School BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Tunica County School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
3Cited by5 opinions
- Ura Bernard Lemon, United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor v. Bossier Parish School BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Fairchild v. LockhartDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1989
- Bradley v. School Board of City of Richmond, VirginiaDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1972
- Beaver v. John Q. Hammons Hotels, L.P.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 2003
- Moses v. Washington Parish School BoardDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1971