Legal Opinion

Heath Adkisson v. Blytheville School District 5

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 8, 2014No. 13-2477PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

On April 16, 2013, the Arkansas General Assembly enacted the Public School Choice Act of 2013 (“the Act”). Act 1227, 2013 Ark. Acts 1227 (Apr. 16, 2018), codified at Ark.Code Ann. § 6-18-1901 et seq. The Act contains a “broad school choice transfer option.” Teague v. Cooper, 720 F.3d 973, 976 (8th Cir.2013). But the Act also contains exemptions. In relevant part, it provides that “ ‘[a] school district annually may declare an exemption under this section if the school district is subject to the desegregation order or mandate of a federal court or agency remedying the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

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  3. Church of Scientology of California v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  4. Abc, Inc. v. Martha Stewart, Peter Bacanovic, United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
  5. Irish Lesbian and Gay Organization v. GiulianiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Heath Adkisson v. Blytheville School District 5Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2015
  2. Fleming v. GutierrezCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2015
  3. Perficient, Inc. v. Thomas MunleyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2020
  4. Teresa Bierman v. Governor Mark DaytonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2016
  5. Caddo Nation of Oklahoma v. Wichita & Affiliated TribesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2017

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