1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 426 F.2d
  5. 426 F.2d 1154 (1970)
 

STEVENSON v. BOARD OF ED. OF WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA

No. 28875.

426 F.2d 1154 (1970)

George STEVENSON et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The BOARD OF EDUCATION OF WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 26, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. B. King, Elliot Holden, Albany, Ga., Thomas M. Jackson, Macon, Ga., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Wilbur D. Owens, Jr., Macon, Ga., for defendants-appellees.

Before JONES, BELL, and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges.

BELL, Circuit Judge:

This is a civil rights case brought under 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 1981 and 1983, and 28 U.S.C.A. § 1343(3), by three male Negro high school students who were suspended from school for refusing to shave. The school authorities deemed them to have been in violation of good grooming rule. The proof disclosed that the rule was applied to all students alike, white and Negro. Two and only two issues are presented. First, whether the school board...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases