Legal Opinion
Ayers v. Thompson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 11, 2004No. 02-60493PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Chief Judge:
African-American citizens of Mississippi, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated (“the Private Plaintiffs” or “the Private-Plaintiff class”), filed this class-action lawsuit in 1975, seeking to compel the desegregation of Mississippi’s system of higher education. After nearly thirty years of litigation, a settlement agreement has been reached between the Private Plaintiffs, the United States (which intervened in this action in support of the Private Plaintiffs), and the State of Mississippi. Among other obligations, the agreement promises approximately…
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