Legal Opinion
Morris v. Williams
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 19, 1945No. 12887PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Circuit Judge.
This is a class suit commenced by Susie Morris, a negro school teacher of Little Rock, Arkansas, for herself and on behalf of other teachers and principals in the colored schools of Little Rock similarly situated. The defendants are the Board of Directors and the Superintendent of the public schools of the Little Rock Special School District. The purposes of the action are (1) to obtain a judgment or decree declaring that in violation of the 14th amendment to the. Constitution of the United States the defendants are denying to the plaintiffs the equal protection of the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Baumgartner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
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- Federal Trade Commission v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Jackson v. BishopCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
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- Smith v. Board of Education of Morrilton School District No. 32Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
- Arkansas Education Ass'n v. Board of Education of the Portland, Arkansas School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- Williams v. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
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