ANDERSON v. SCHOOL BD. OF MADISON COUNTY

No. 06-60902.

517 F.3d 292 (2008)

Joan ANDERSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SCHOOL BOARD OF MADISON COUNTY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 11, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Suzanne Griggins Keys (argued), Byrd & Associates, Jackson, MS, for Anderson.

Holmes S. Adams (argued), John Simeon Hooks, Adams & Reese, Jackson, MS, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before JONES, Chief Judge, and DeMOSS and STEWART, Circuit Judges.


DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:

Since 1969, the Madison County School District ("MCSD") in Mississippi has been under a federal court order to desegregate its schools. On June 18, 2004, the MCSD filed a motion for full unitary status, claiming it had complied with the district court's orders and had "to the extent practicable, eliminated the vestiges of racial discrimination resulting from the former racially dual system."1 The United States (...

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