Legal Opinion
Herbert E. Kelly, Sr. v. Kenneth Guinn, Superintendent of Schools, Clark County School District
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 3, 1972No. 71-2332, 71-2340 and 71-2422PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWNING, Circuit Judge:
The district court held that elementary schools in the Clark County (Nevada) School District, which includes the City of Las Vegas, were racially segregated. The court ordered implementation of a so-called “Sixth Grade Center Plan” to desegregate the schools. Defendant school officials appeal, asserting that no constitutional violation was established. Plaintiffs cross-appeal, contending that the “Sixth Grade Center Plan” is inadequate, and that the district court erred in failing to award attorneys’ fees and costs. We affirm on both appeals.
At the outset we emphasize…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Green v. County School Board of New Kent CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Sprague v. Ticonic National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by57 opinions
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- Daily v. ZurcherDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1974
- Michelle Oliver v. Michigan State Board of Education, and Kalamazooboard of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
- Irving Stolberg v. Members of the Board of Trustees for the State Colleges of the State of ConnecticutCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
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