Legal Opinion
George Robert Boykins, United States of America, Etc., Plaintiff-Intervenor v. Fairfield Board of Education
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 7, 1972No. 71-3028PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
Once again we are faced with the school desegregation problems of the City of Fairfield, Alabama.1 On June 28, 1971, this Court remanded an appeal in this case to the district court for reconsideration in light of the Supreme Court decision in Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Bd. of Education, 1971, 402 U.S. 1, 91 S.Ct. 1267, 28 L.Ed.2d 554:
We think that the district court, because of its familiarity with local conditions, should have the first opportunity to determine whether the school desegregation plan the court approved for the Board of Education of the City of…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- 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
- Griffin v. School Bd. of Prince Edward Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Alexander v. Holmes County Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by23 opinions
- 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
- George Robert Boykins, Etc., United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor v. Fairfield Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. PriceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Kelly McNeal v. Tate County School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Arlene Flax v. W. S. PottsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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