RANEY v. BOARD OF EDUCATION

No. 805.

391 U.S. 443 (1968)

RANEY ET AL. v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE GOULD SCHOOL DISTRICT ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 27, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Greenberg argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the brief were James M. Nabrit III and Michael Meltsner.

Robert V. Light argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief was Herschel H. Friday.

Louis F. Claiborne argued the cause for the United States, as amicus curiae. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Griswold, Assistant Attorney General Pollak, Lawrence G. Wallace, and Brian K. Landsberg.


MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case presents the question of the adequacy of a "freedom-of-choice" plan as compliance with Brown v. Board of Education, 349 U.S. 294 (Brown II), a question also considered today in No. 695, Green v. County School Board of New Kent County, ante, p. 430. The factual setting is very similar to that...

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