Board of Ed. of Oklahoma City Public Schools v. Dowell
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Board of Education of Oklahoma City Public Schools v. Dowell, 498 U.S. 237 (1991), United States Supreme Court
case "hasten[ing] the end of federal court desegregation orders." The Court held that a federal desegregation order should be ended even though it meant that that schools would become re-segregated since a the Oklahoma schools had been arranged into a unitary system.
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case "hasten[ing] the end of federal court desegregation orders." The Court held that a federal desegregation order should be ended even though it meant that that schools would become re-segregated since a the Oklahoma schools had been arranged into a unitary system.
See also
- List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 498
- List of United States Supreme Court cases
- Lists of United States Supreme Court cases by volume
- List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Rehnquist Court
External links
- Board of Ed. of Oklahoma City Public Schools v. Dowell, 498 U.S. 237 (1991) (opinion full text).