Legal Opinion
Adams v. Board of Public Education
District Court, M.D. Georgia
Decided April 6, 1984No. Civ. A. 1926PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
OWENS, Chief Judge.
Congress, in its wisdom, made United States District Courts the guardians of the constitutional rights of all citizens by giving United States District Courts jurisdiction of and the responsibility of deciding lawsuits alleging deprivation of constitutional rights. 42 U.S.C. § 1983; 28 U.S.C. § 1343. Pursuant to that jurisdiction this court, since this lawsuit began in 1963, has been determining whether or not the public schools of Bibb County are being operated in the constitutional, non-discriminatory manner mandated by Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483, 74…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Rush PETTWAY Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AMERICAN CAST IRON PIPE COMPANY, a Corporation, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Shirley Bivins v. Bibb County Board of Education and Orphanage for Bibb CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
3Cited by4 opinions
- Julius C. Adams v. The Board of Public EducationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Lucas v. TownsendCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- Lucas v. TownsendCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- Lucas v. TownsendDistrict Court, M.D. Georgia · 1992