Legal Opinion
Wygant v. Jackson Board of Education
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 25, 1984No. 82-1746PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEORGE CLIFTON EDWARDS, Jr., Circuit Judge.
This is a school case tangentially involving segregation in public schools — this concerning a formula for layoff of teachers of minority races during economically required reductions in staff. The disputed formula is contained in the collective bargaining contract executed between the Jackson Teachers Association and the Board of Education of the City of Jackson, Michigan. It reads as follows:
ARTICLE XII.B.l. In the event that it becomes necessary to reduce the number of teachers through layoff from employment by the Board, teachers with the most…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Regents of the University of California v. BakkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Fullilove v. KlutznickSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United Steelworkers of America v. WeberSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Local 28 of the Sheet Metal Workers' International Ass'n v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Vanguards of Cleveland v. City of Cleveland, and Local Number 93, I.A.F.F., Afl-Cio, Intervenor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Paradise v. PrescottCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Long v. City of SaginawCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- Hammon v. BarryDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1985
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