Legal Opinion
Doris Elaine Brown v. The Board of Education of the City of Bessemer, Alabama
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 11, 1972No. 71-2892PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BY THE COURT:
We are again faced with the school desegregation problems of the City of Bessemer, Alabama. On July 16, 1971, 5 Cir., 446-F.2d 75, we vacated and remanded an appeal in this case to the district court for reconsideration in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, 402 U.S. 1, 91 S.Ct. 1267, 28 L.Ed.2d 554 (1971). On remand the district court ordered the defendant Board to prepare a plan showing geographical zoning proposals and projected enrollment by race for all schools involved. The Board’s plan was filed and after an informal…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Davis v. Board of School Comm'rs of Mobile Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Mescalero Apache Tribe v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Brewer v. The School Board Of The City Of Norfolk, VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
- Lena Vern Dandridge v. Jefferson Parish School BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Stout v. Jefferson County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Brown v. Board Of Education Of The City Of BessemerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- Robert E. Quarles v. Oxford Municipal Separate School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Brown ex rel. Brown v. Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- Linda Stout, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees, United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellant v. Jefferson County Board of Education, Board of Education of the City of Pleasant Grove, Defendant-Intervenor-Appellee-Cross-Appellant. Linda Stout, United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellee v. Jefferson County Board of Education, Board of Education of the City of Pleasant Grove, Defendant-Intervenor-Appellant. Linda Stout, United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellee, Charles Owens, Movants-Appellants v. Jefferson County Board of Education, Linda Stout, by Her Father, and Next Friend, Blevin Stout v. Jefferson County Board of Education, United States of America, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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