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McDANIEL v. BARRESI

No. 420.

402 U.S. 39 (1971)

91 S.Ct. 1287

28 L.Ed.2d 582

McDANIEL, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, ET AL. v. BARRESI ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 20, 1971

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene A. Epting argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioners.

E. Freeman Leverett argued the cause and filed a brief for respondents.

Briefs of amici curiae were filed by Solicitor General Griswold and Assistant Attorney General Leonard for the United States, and by Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Harold N. Hill, Jr., Executive Assistant Attorney General, and Alfred L. Evans, Jr., and J. Lee Perry, Assistant Attorneys General, for the State of Georgia.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER delivered the opinion of the Court.

We granted certiorari in this case to review a state court order enjoining the operation of a school desegregation plan. The action was brought in the Superior Court of Clarke County, Georgia, by parents of children attending public elementary schools in that county. Named as defendants were the Superintendent of Education and members of the Clarke County Board of...

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