Christopher Armstrong the Las Vegas Alliance of Black School Educators, Inc. v. The Board of School Trustees of Clark County

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990 F.2d 1255·1993 WL 120533·1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 14026
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 19, 199391-16749California754 words

Opinion

Opinion

990 F.2d 1255 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Christopher ARMSTRONG; the Las Vegas Alliance of Black School Educators, Inc., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES OF CLARK COUNTY, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-16749. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 9, 1993. Decided April 19, 1993. 1 Before NORRIS, HALL and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges 2 MEMORANDUM * 3 Appellants contend that the Clark County School Board ("Board") has created and maintained a segregated school system in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause. The district court granted summary judgment for the Board. We affirm. 4 To prevail on their Fourteenth Amendment claim, appellants must prove that the Board is operating a dual school system with racially identifiable "white" and "black" schools, and that the Board acted with discriminatory intent in achieving this result. Diaz v. San Jose Unified School…

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