Legal Opinion

Delaware State Board of Education v. Brenda Evans Alexis I. Du Pont School District v. Brenda Evans

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided June 9, 1980No. 78-671; 78-672Published

1Opinion of the Court

446 U.S. 923

100 S.Ct. 1862

64 L.Ed.2d 278

DELAWARE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

v.

Brenda EVANS et al. ALEXIS I. du PONT SCHOOL DISTRICT et al. v. Brenda EVANS et al

No. 78-671

No.78-672

Supreme Court of the United States

April 28, 1980

Rehearing Denied June 9, 1980.

See 447 U.S. 916, 100 S.Ct. 3004.

In 1971, respondents in these cases instituted an action seeking the desegregation of the schools in the city of Wilmington, Del. The litigation has now culminated in a countywide remedy more Draconian than any ever approved by this Court. The order provides for the dissolution of the county's 11 independent…

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  2. Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Milliken v. BradleySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Dayton Board of Education v. BrinkmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. Buchanan Et Al. v. Evans Et Al.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975

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