Legal Opinion
United States v. Missouri
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 14, 1975No. Nos. 75-1051, 75-1064 and 75-1073PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.
Three adjoining school districts appeal from an order of the United States District Court1 directing that two of them, Berkeley and Kinloch, be annexed to the third, Ferguson-Florissant School District. The purpose of the consolidation is to achieve a meaningful desegregation of Kinloch, a racially segregated and inadequately funded school district which has been established and maintained by state action in violation of the equal protection clause. The district court’s findings and conclusions are reported at 363 F.Supp. 739 (E.D.Mo.1973). The final desegregation…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Green v. County School Board of New Kent CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Griffin v. School Bd. of Prince Edward Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Milliken v. BradleySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Missouri v. JenkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- 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
- Liddell v. MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Craton Liddell v. State of Missouri, Craton Liddell v. City of St. Louis, Plaintiff-Intervenor/appellant. In Re City of St. Louis, Paul Berra and Ronald A. LeggettCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Evans v. BuchananCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
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