Northcross v. Memphis Board of Education

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1973-06-04

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Per Curiam. This case presents the question of the propriety, under § 718 of the Emergency School Aid Act of 1972, 86 Stat. 369 , 20 U. S. C. § 1617 , of a denial of attorneys' fees to the successful plaintiffs in this litigation aimed at desegregating the public schools of Memphis, Tennessee. Section 718, w…

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