US v. Lawrence County School District Order
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January 12, 1970

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Case Files, Alexander v. Holmes Hardbacks. US v. Lawrence County School District Order, 1970. 31a5a7a2-d067-f011-bec2-7c1e52467ee8. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/ae6baf44-e9e7-42e7-810e-6b0c17204aaf/us-v-lawrence-county-school-district-order. Accessed October 05, 2025.
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» ” U. 8. COURT OF PPEALS Jruent oo 0 Frm ue Fant H i . g “N k i i ured j a j 8 J IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS + FOR THE FIFTH CIRCULT ee JAN 3 1970 RL | NOS 28030 and 28042 EDWARD W. WADSWORTH CLERK UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellant Vv. HINDS COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, et al, Yi] . \ i Ni} Lov \ . . Defendants~Appellees UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellant Ve . i LAWRENCE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, fl : et al, 2 Defendants-Appellees ry } { : | ORDER The motion filed by the NAACP as amicus curiae on behalf of named Lawrence County Negro parents and children seeking supplemental relief with regard to the order of this court dated November 26, 1969, which order modified the order A rn A i of November 6, 1969, is granted as follows. It is ordered, adjudged and decreed that: (1) movants be and they are hereby allowed to inter- vene as parties plaintiff in the Lawrence County case; . (2) the substitute plan of desegregation approved by this court in its order of November 26, 1969, shall be { ' ! t a n c e r y tested in an evidentiary hearing before the Honorable Dan M. Russell, Jr., in accordance with the procedures set out in the order of this court dated November 7, 1969; (3) ‘the burden of proof in that hearing shall be upon defendants to demonstrate that the substitute plan was bs devised and promulgated for education purposes only; and (4) in the absence of such a showing by defendants, the Office of Education (HEW) plan of desegregation shall be t (3 4 reinstated. 3 4 This 12th day of January, 1970. | : : Griffin-B. Bell} United States Circuit Judge # Homer Thornberry United States Circuit Judge Te Hay burs R More (4 Ly Lewis R. Morgan a United States Circuit Judge Rie