Legal Opinion
Woods v. Wright
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 20, 1964No. 20875PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, Circuit Judge.
The appellant, Linda Cal Woods, a Negro girl living in Birmingham, Alabama, was a pupil in Washington School, a public school of that City. She brought suit on May 21, 1963, in the United States District Court, by her father and next *371friend, Calvin Woods, for herself and others similarly situated, against Theo R. Wright, Superintendent of Schools of the City of Birmingham. The complaint alleges that Linda Cal Woods participated in a peaceful demonstration against racial segregation on May 4, 1963, which was a Saturday and a school holiday. She was arrested and charged…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- St. John Dixon v. Alabama State Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Yearsley v. W. A. Ross Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- United States v. John Q. WoodCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Colorado v. TollSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Elbert B. Connell v. Dulien Steel Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Lee F. Dilworth v. T. N. Riner, Owner of Tom's RestaurantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Pennsylvania Ass'n for Retarded Children v. PennsylvaniaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1972
- Dailey v. City of LawtonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1970
- Citta v. Delaware Valley HospitalDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1970
- Soglin v. KauffmanDistrict Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1968
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