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United States v. Greenwood Municipal Separate School District, Greenwood Municipal Separate School District v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 5, 1969No. 25714PublishedCited by 91 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

At issue in this case is the school desegregation plan approved by the district court for the Greenwood Municipal Separate School District in Greenwood, Mississippi. Before evaluating the merits of the plan, we must pass on procedural questions raised by the distinguished counsel for the school district. First, he argues that the action should have been dismissed for the Government’s refusal to produce any evidence to establish its right to file suit under Section 407 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000c-6. Speaking exclusively to appellate…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Green v. County School Board of New Kent CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Monroe v. Board of Commissioners of JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Raney v. Board of Education of Gould School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. United States v. Jefferson County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
  5. Adams v. MathewsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968

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3Cited by91 opinions

  1. Tallulah Morgan v. John J. Kerrigan, Boston Home and School Association, Defendant-Intervenor-Appellant, Kevin H. White, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
  2. United States v. School District of Ferndale, Michigan, Willie W. Sawyer, Thomas Plunkett, Robert Cicci, William Morris, Donald P. Flavin, Hanna Clampitt, Jon H. Kingsepp, William G. Coyne, the State of Michigan, William G. Milliken, Michigan State Board of Education, and John W. Porter, United States of America v. School District of the City of Ferndale, Michigan, William G. Coyne, State of Michigan, Michigan State Board of Education, and John W. PorterCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1978
  3. Miller v. Amusement Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  4. United States v. Hinds County School BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  5. In Re United States of America, Socialist Workers Party v. The Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977

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