Samantha Price, Etc., Brandon McMurthy Etc. v. Austin Independent School District

KING, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiffs1 in this action allege that the Austin Independent School District (AISD), by instituting a new student assignment plan, violated the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution by returning to the former dual school system which had been held unitary in 1983. After a two-day trial, the district court entered judgment for AISD.2 Price v. Austin In-dep. School Dish, 729 F.Supp. 533 (W.D.Tex.1990). In a thorough opinion, the court held that the plaintiffs in this case “failed to establish that ... [AISD] acted with the intent to discriminate against…