Legal Opinion
Peggy James and Wylie C. Yelverton v. George C. Wallace, Individually and as Governor of the State of Alabama, and His Successors in Office
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 21, 1976No. 75-1061PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs in this class action charge George C. Wallace, Governor of Alabama from 1963 to 1967 and from 1971 to date, with systematic discrimination against blacks in his appointments to state boards and commissions. 1 They claim that such discrimination constitutes a violation of the United States Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection of the law and seek a declaratory judgment and affirmative relief to eradicate the effects of past discrimination. Although the district court found that a constitutional claim was stated and that Governor Wallace had no…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Alexander v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Turner v. FoucheSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Carter v. Jury Comm'n of Greene Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Mayor of Philadelphia v. Educational Equality LeagueSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by19 opinions
- United States v. Yonkers Board of EducationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1985
- Vuyanich v. Republic Nat. Bank of DallasDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1980
- The Honorable Cliff Finch, Governor of the State of Mississippi v. Mississippi State Medical Association, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Bolden v. City of Mobile, AlabamaDistrict Court, S.D. Alabama · 1976
- John Newman v. C. Murray Henderson, Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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