Legal Opinion
Northcross v. Memphis Board of Education
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 4, 1973No. 72-1164PublishedCited by 385 opinions
1Per curiam
This case presents the question of the propriety, under § 718 of the Emergency School Aid Act of 1972, 86 Stat. 369, 20 U. S. C. § 1617, of a denial of attorneys' fees to the successful plaintiffs in this litigation aimed at desegregating the public schools of Memphis, Tennessee. Section 718, which became effective on July 1,1972, provides that “[u]pon the entry of a final order by a court of the United States against a local educational agency, a State (or any agency thereof), or the United States (or any agency thereof),” in any action seeking to redress illegal or unconstitutional…
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