Kelley v. Board of Education of Nashville

Supreme Court of the United States December 14, 1959

Kelley v. Board of Education of Nashville, 361 U.S. 924 (1959)

80 S. Ct. 293; 4 L. Ed. 2d 240; 1959 U.S. LEXIS 19

Brennan, Discrimination, Douglas, During, Five, Grant, Ground, Invalid, Jurisdiction, Limited, Paragraphs, Provisions, Question, Race, Schools, That, They, Transition, Whether

Opinion of the Court

C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.

The Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Douglas and Mr. Justice Brennan, although cognizant that the District Court retained jurisdiction of the action during the transition, would grant the petition for certiorari limited to the fourth question: whether the provisions of paragraphs four and five of the' plan are constitutionally invalid for the reason that they “explicitly recognized race as an absolute ground for the transfer of students between schools, thereby perpetuating rather than limiting racial discrimination.”

Reference

Full Case Name: Kelley v. Board of Education of the City of Nashville
Cited By: 3 cases
Status: Published