Case: Broussard v. Houston Independent School District

66-00334 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: 1966

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Case Summary

[This summary is temporary while we research the case.] This is a class action lawsuit brought to determine whether it was appropriate for a school board to select sites for building construction and improvement that would have the effect of racially segregating students. The case was filed in 1966,  in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

 

People

Judge(s)

Connally, Ben Clarkson (Texas)

Rives, Richard Taylor (Alabama)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Doar, John (District of Columbia)

Fiss, Owen M. (District of Columbia)

Lewin, Nathan (District of Columbia)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Document

66-00334

Memorandum Opinion

July 13, 1966

July 13, 1966

Order/Opinion

262 F.Supp. 266

[Strategy in Broussard Case]

Jan. 19, 1967

Jan. 19, 1967

Internal memorandum

24018

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

May 30, 1968

May 30, 1968

Order/Opinion

395 F.2d 817

24018

USCA Opinion

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Oct. 2, 1968

Oct. 2, 1968

Order/Opinion

403 F.2d 34

Docket

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Case Details

State / Territory: Texas

Case Type(s):

School Desegregation

Special Collection(s):

Civil Rights Division Archival Collection

Key Dates

Filing Date: 1966