Legal Opinion
Brenda K. Monroe v. Board of Commissioners of the City of Jackson, Tennessee, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 19, 1970No. 19720PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PECK, Circuit Judge.
This case originated in 1963 with the plaintiffs’ suit seeking an order requiring the defendants-appellants Board of Commissioners of the City of Jackson, Tennessee (hereinafter “the Board”) to desegregate and reorganize the city’s segregated dual school system. This is the second appearance of this case before our Court. It has also been before the Supreme Court once and before the District Court a total of three times. Each stop along the way in the judicial journey of this case (except for the most recent in the District Court) resulted in a reported opinion. The…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Green v. County School Board of New Kent CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Monroe v. Board of Commissioners of JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. Jefferson County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Raney v. Board of Education of Gould School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Bradley v. MillikenDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1972
- Cunningham v. GraysonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
- Brenda K. Monroe v. County Board of Education of Madison County, Tennessee, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1978
- Monroe v. Board of Commissioners of City of Jackson, TennesseeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
- Robinson v. Shelby County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
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