Legal Opinion
Morton v. Charles County Board of Education
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided March 6, 1974No. Civ. 71-64-TPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMSEN, District Judge.
This action was instituted in January 1971 by eight black persons against the Charles County Board of Education (the Board). 1 the persons who were then members of the Board, 2 and the Superintendent (Starkey). 3
Six of the plaintiffs alleged that they were suing on behalf of themselves and a class of black persons refused employment, refused promotions, demoted or discharged by defendants on grounds of race. They seek damages and injunctive relief under the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments, under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1982 and 1983, and under Art. 77, § 113 4 of the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- American Pipe & Construction Co. v. UtahSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Gibson v. BerryhillSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Green v. County School Board of New Kent CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Fernandez v. ChardonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
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- Michael McCarthy v. Richard G. Kleindienst, Acting Attorney General of the United States Appeal of Mark Samuel AbelmanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Jones v. Holy Cross Hospital Silver Spring, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1974
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