Legal Opinion
School Board of the City of Charlottesville v. Allen
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 31, 1956No. Nos. 7303, 7310PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Chief Judge.
These are appeals in actions instituted in behalf of Negro school children to enjoin School Boards and Division Superintendents of Schools from enforcing racial segregation. One action relates to the schools of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, and the other to the schools of the .County of Arlington in that state. Injunctions were granted in both cases and the school authorities have appealed, raising practically the same questions. The questions presented by the appeals are: (1) whether the actions should have been dismissed as suits against the state, (2) whether…
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3Cited by41 opinions
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Roth v. Board of Regents of State CollegesDistrict Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1970
- The School Board of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, and Fendall R. Ellis, Division Superintendent of Schools of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia v. Doris Marie Allen, County School Board of Arlington County, Virginia, and T. Edward Rutter, Division Superintendent of Schools, Arlington County, Virginia v. Clarissa S. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1957
- Blocker v. Board of Education of Manhasset, New YorkDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1964
- Jeffers v. WhitleyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1962
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