Case: United States v. Fairfield Board of Education

No. 23331 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

Filed Date: 1965

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Case Summary

[This summary is temporary while we research the case.] This is a case in which the plaintiffs, African-American residents of Fairfield, Alabama, instituted a school desegregation lawsuit against the Fairfield Board of Education and its members. The case was filed on July 21, 1965, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.

People

Attorney for Plaintiff

Finkelstein, Joel M. (District of Columbia)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Document

No. 23331

Brief for the United States

United States v. Fairfield Board of Education

April 25, 1966

April 25, 1966

Pleading / Motion / Brief

28920

[USCA Opinion]

Bennet v. Madison County Board of Education

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Dec. 30, 1970

Dec. 30, 1970

Order/Opinion

437 F.2d 554

29785

[USCA Opinion]

Boykins v. Board of Education of the City of Fairfield

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

June 28, 1971

June 28, 1971

Order/Opinion

446 F.2d 973

71-03028

[USCA Opinion]

Boykins v. Fairfield Board of Education

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Feb. 23, 1972

Feb. 23, 1972

Order/Opinion

457 F.2d 1091

73-01089

[USCA Opinion]

Boykins v. Fairfield Board of Education

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

April 12, 1974

April 12, 1974

Order/Opinion

492 F.2d 697

73-02015

Opinion of the Court

Boykins v. Fairfield Board of Education

Supreme Court of the United States

March 3, 1975

March 3, 1975

Order/Opinion

420 U.S. 962

Docket

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Case Details

State / Territory: Alabama

Case Type(s):

School Desegregation

Special Collection(s):

Civil Rights Division Archival Collection

Key Dates

Filing Date: 1965