Legal Opinion
Augustus v. School Board
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 24, 1975No. 73-3272PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
The school board and certain interven-students appeal from a permanent injunction against the use of the Confederate Battle Flag as a school symbol and the use of the name “Rebels” in connection with the school’s athletic teams and other extracurricular activities. Under its continuing jurisdiction to implement desegregation of the school, the district court could properly provide some relief against these symbols to the extent that they adversely affect the establishment of a unitary system of education. Because the permanent injunction goes further than appears to have…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Wisconsin v. YoderSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Green v. County School Board of New Kent CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Healy v. JamesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Mrs. Margaret Burnside v. James ByarsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Bobby Hall v. Board of School Commissioners of Mobile County, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Augustus v. School Board Of Escambia CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Holmes v. WallaceDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1976
- Crosby v. HolsingerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
- Crosby ex rel. Crosby v. HolsingerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
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