Lee v. Chambers County

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA EASTERN DIVISION ANTHONY T. LEE, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) et al., ) ) Plaintiff-Intervenors, ) ) v. ) CASE NO. 3:70-CV-844-WKW ) [WO] CHAMBERS COUNTY BOARD ) OF EDUCATION, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER I. INTRODUCTION In the state of Alabama, along its eastern central border, lies Chambers County. In this largely rural county sits the Chambers County Board of Education. Every year for the past thirty years, the Board has opened the doors of its two high schools, and…