The Legislature of Louisiana v. Earl Benjamin Bush Memorandum Amicus Curiae in Support of Motion to Affirm
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February 28, 1961
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Brief Collection, LDF Court Filings. The Legislature of Louisiana v. Earl Benjamin Bush Memorandum Amicus Curiae in Support of Motion to Affirm, 1961. 874a4bc2-bb9a-ee11-be36-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/0ce87f7b-ab2a-4ec7-b350-caa1f9bad601/the-legislature-of-louisiana-v-earl-benjamin-bush-memorandum-amicus-curiae-in-support-of-motion-to-affirm. Accessed December 05, 2025.
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October T erm , 1960
T he L egislature of L ouisiana, et al., appellants
v.
E arl B enjam in B ush , et al. /
APPEAL FROM THE VEIT ED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA, NEW ORLEANS DIVISION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE UNITED STATES AS AMICUS CURIAE
IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO AFFIRM
ARCHIBALD COX,
Solicitor General,
Departmen t of Justice, Washington-25, D.C.
J n iiw gtojrrtmt dfmtrf of ffte I t t M States
October Term , 1960
No. 706
T he L egislature of L ouisiana, et al., appellants
v.
E arl B enjam in B ush , et al.
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA, NEW ORLEANS DIVISION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE UNITED STATES AS AMICUS CURIAE
IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO AFFIRM
In its opinion of December 12, 1960, denying the
motions to stay the district court’s judgment invali
dating a series of enactments of the State of Louisiana
involved on this appeal, the Court declared that the
questions raised by the challenge to the rulings below
had already been fully considered in prior decisions
and were “without substance” . Since the matters
presented by the appeal have been definitively re
solved, there is no necessity that they be further
briefed or argued. The motion to affirm should be
granted.
Prompt affirmance will advance the clear public
interest in terminating difficulties engendered by the
continuation of this litigation, which tend to interfere
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with, the functioning of the public schools in New
Orleans.
Respectfully submitted.
A rchibald Cox,
Solicitor General.
F ebruary 1961.
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1961