BROWN v. TOPEKA BD. OF ED. SHAWNEE CTY., KAN.

No. T-316.

671 F.Supp. 1290 (1987)

Oliver BROWN, et al., Plaintiffs, and Charles and Kimberly Smith, minor children, by their mother and next friend, Linda Brown Smith, et al., Intervening Plaintiffs, v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF TOPEKA, SHAWNEE COUNTY, KANSAS, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Kansas.

April 9, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard E. Jones, Charles Scott, Jr., Topeka, Kan., Christopher A. Hansen, New York City, for plaintiffs.

Gary Sebelius, Charles McAtee, Topeka, Kan., for defendant USD # 501.

Dan Biles, Overland Park, Kan., Carl Gallagher, Asst. Atty. Gen., Topeka, Kan., for defendant Members of the State Bd. of Educ.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

ROGERS, District Judge.

I. Introduction.

In 1954, the Supreme Court's landmark decision in this case signaled the close of a disgraceful period of de jure segregation in schools of Topeka, Kansas and other parts of the nation. This case has returned to this court for a trial to determine whether the vestiges of de jure segregation have been eliminated. The trial was conducted from October 6, 1986 to October...

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