NORTHCROSS v. MEMPHIS BOARD OF EDUCATION

No. 72-1164.

412 U.S. 427 (1973)

NORTHCROSS ET AL. v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE MEMPHIS CITY SCHOOLS ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 4, 1973.


PER CURIAM.

This case presents the question of the propriety, under § 718 of the Emergency School Aid Act of 1972, 86 Stat. 369, 20 U. S. C. § 1617, of a denial of attorneys' fees to the successful plaintiffs in this litigation aimed at desegregating the public schools of Memphis, Tennessee. Section 718, which became effective on July 1, 1972, provides that "[u]pon the entry of a final order by a court of the United States against a local educational agency...

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