Legal Opinion
United States v. Charleston County School District
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided June 5, 1990No. Civ. A. 2:81-0050-8, 2:82-2921-8PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
BLATT, District Judge.
The plaintiffs instituted this desegregation action on January 9, 1981, alleging, basically, that the 1967 Act of the South Carolina General Assembly, under which the Charleston County school system operates today, violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. After very lengthy discovery, due to the nature of the case, and after deciding to bifurcate the liability and damages aspects of the case, evidence on the liability issue was taken non-jury on various dates, beginning on October 6, 1987, and ending on September 27,1988. Final briefs were…
2Cases cited55 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Charleston County School District v. HarrellSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2011
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- United States v. Charleston County School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
- United States of America, and Richard Ganaway, Ii, a Minor, by His Father and Next Friend, Richard Ganaway Renee Gasden, a Minor, by Her Father and Next Friend, Raymond Gasden Tarsha Lucas, a Minor, by Her Mother and Next Friend, Catherine Williams Stacy Brown, a Minor Rotissa Renee Brown, a Minor Uganda Brown, a Minor by Their Mother and Next Friend, Louise Brown Mitchelle Buggs, a Minor Charlton Ancrum, a Minor, by Their Father and Next Friend, Henry Vernon Bernard Simmons a Minor, by His Mother and Next Friend, Idell Simmons David Bonneau Annette Bonneau, a Minor Sharon Bonneau, a Minor, by Their Mother and Next Friend Lorraine Bonneau Mona Lisa Lockhart, a Minor Dexter Smith, a Minor and Lichelle Lockhart, a Minor, by Their Mother and Next Friend, Marthenia D. Lockhart Black School Children Attending Charleston County Public School Represented by Their Parents v. Charleston County School District State of South Carolina Charlie G. Williams, Superintendent, State Board of Education Abraham Funchess Joseph D. Parker R.B. Gentry T.C. Kistler John R. Stevenson Lucy B. Hayes Creighton G. Edwards Joyce Wimmer Howard F. Burkey Jack F. McIntosh Robert E. Livingston Jessie B. Schoolfield W. Buford Estes Louis O. Dore Anne K. Collins Wilbur F. Smith, Jr. Dolphus Carter, as Members of the State Board of Education Richard W. Riley, Governor and Chairman Thomas G. Mangum Marion Gressette Earl Morris Grady Patterson, as Members of the State Budget and Control Board, United States of America, and Richard Ganaway, Ii, a Minor, by His Father and Next Friend, Richard Ganaway Renee Gasden, a Minor, by Her Father and Next Friend, Raymond Gasden Tarsha Lucas, a Minor, by Her Mother and Next Friend, Catherine Williams Stacy Brown, a Minor Rotissa Renee Brown, a Minor Uganda Brown, a Minor by Their Mother and Next Friend, Louise Brown Mitchelle Buggs, a Minor Charlton Ancrum, a Minor, by Their Father and Next Friend, Henry Vernon Bernard Simmons a Minor, by His Mother and Next Friend, Idell Simmons David Bonneau Annette Bonneau, a Minor Sharon Bonneau, a Minor, by Their Mother and Next Friend Lorraine Bonneau Mona Lisa Lockhart, a Minor Dexter Smith, a Minor and Lichelle Lockhart, a Minor, by Their Mother and Next Friend, Marthenia D. Lockhart Black School Children Attending Charleston County Public School Represented by Their Parents v. Charleston County School District State of South Carolina Charlie G. Williams, Superintendent, State Board of Education Abraham Funchess Joseph D. Parker R.B. Gentry T.C. Kistler John R. Stevenson Lucy B. Hayes Creighton G. Edwards Joyce Wimmer Howard F. Burkey Jack F. McIntosh Robert E. Livingston Jessie B. Schoolfield W. Buford Estes Louis O. Dore Anne K. Collins Wilbur F. Smith, Jr. Dolphus Carter, as Members of the State Board of Education Richard W. Riley, Governor and Chairman Thomas G. Mangum Marion Gressette Earl Morris Grady Patterson, as Members of the State Budget and Control BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
- Charleston County School District v. HarrellSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2011
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