Legal Opinion
Monroe v. Board of Commissioners of Jackson
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 27, 1968No. 740PublishedCited by 280 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brennan
This case was argued with No. 695, Green v. County School Board of New Kent County, ante, p. 430, and No. 805, Raney v. Board of Education of the Gould School District, ante, p. 443. The question for decision is similar to the question decided in those cases. Here, however, the principal feature of a desegregation plan— which calls in question its adequacy to effectuate a transition to a racially nondiscriminatory system in compliance with Brown v. Board of Education, 349 U. S. 294 (Brown II) — is not “freedom of choice” but a variant commonly referred to as “free transfer.”
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Goss v. Board of Ed. of KnoxvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Deborah A. Northcross v. The Board of Education of the City of Memphis, Tennessee,defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1962
- Brenda K. Monroe v. Board of Commissioners, City of Jackson, Tennessee, and County Board of Education, Madison County, TennesseeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by280 opinions
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- Wright v. Council of EmporiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
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