Home/Case Law/Fourth Circuit/The School Board of the City of Richmond, Virginia Lois Harrison-Jones, Dr., in Her Official Capacity as Superintendent of Richmond Public Schools Leroy R. Hassell Melvin D. Law Meda S. Lane Reginald L. Brown Elizabeth T. Bebbs Roger K. Clark William R. Johnson, in Their Official Capacities as School Board Members, and Carolyn Bradley Micheal Bradley, Infants, by Minerva Bradley, Their Mother and Next Friend Shawn Coleman, a Minor, by His Mother and Next Friend Alice M. Coleman Antwaine Hill, a Minor, by His Mother and Next Friend, Loretta Hill v. Gerald L. Baliles, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia H.W. Tulloch Kenneth S. White, Members of the State Board of Education S. John Davis, Dr., Superintendent of Public Instruction of the Commonwealth of Virginia Donald J. Finley, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of Education of the Commonwealth of Virginia the State Board of Education of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and Its Individual Members, in Their Official Capacities as State Board Members Mark Fravel, Jr. Robert H. Defort, Jr. Allix B. James W.L. Lemmon Frances A. Lewis Margaret S. Martson Suzanne F. Thomas, and City Council of the City of Richmond City of Richmond, Virginia
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No. 495020
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
The School Board of the City of Richmond, Virginia Lois Harrison-Jones, Dr., in Her Official Capacity as Superintendent of Richmond Public Schools Leroy R. Hassell Melvin D. Law Meda S. Lane Reginald L. Brown Elizabeth T. Bebbs Roger K. Clark William R. Johnson, in Their Official Capacities as School Board Members, and Carolyn Bradley Micheal Bradley, Infants, by Minerva Bradley, Their Mother and Next Friend Shawn Coleman, a Minor, by His Mother and Next Friend Alice M. Coleman Antwaine Hill, a Minor, by His Mother and Next Friend, Loretta Hill v. Gerald L. Baliles, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia H.W. Tulloch Kenneth S. White, Members of the State Board of Education S. John Davis, Dr., Superintendent of Public Instruction of the Commonwealth of Virginia Donald J. Finley, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of Education of the Commonwealth of Virginia the State Board of Education of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and Its Individual Members, in Their Official Capacities as State Board Members Mark Fravel, Jr. Robert H. Defort, Jr. Allix B. James W.L. Lemmon Frances A. Lewis Margaret S. Martson Suzanne F. Thomas, and City Council of the City of Richmond City of Richmond, Virginia
No. 495020 · Decided September 29, 1987
No. 495020·Fourth Circuit · 1987·
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Case Details
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided
September 29, 1987
Citation
No. 495020
Disposition
See opinion text.
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The School Board of the City of Richmond, Virginia Lois Harrison-Jones, Dr., in Her Official Capacity as Superintendent of Richmond Public Schools Leroy R. Hassell Melvin D. Law Meda S. Lane Reginald L. Brown Elizabeth T. Bebbs Roger K. Clark William R. Johnson, in Their Official Capacities as School Board Members, and Carolyn Bradley Micheal Bradley, Infants, by Minerva Bradley, Their Mother and Next Friend Shawn Coleman, a Minor, by His Mother and Next Friend Alice M. Coleman Antwaine Hill, a Minor, by His Mother and Next Friend, Loretta Hill v. Gerald L. Baliles, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia H.W. Tulloch Kenneth S. White, Members of the State Board of Education S. John Davis, Dr., Superintendent of Public Instruction of the Commonwealth of Virginia Donald J. Finley, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of Education of the Commonwealth of Virginia the State Board of Education of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and Its Individual Members, in Their Official Capacities as State Board Members Mark Fravel, Jr. Robert H. Defort, Jr. Allix B. James W.L. Lemmon Frances A. Lewis Margaret S. Martson Suzanne F. Thomas, and City Council of the City of Richmond City of Richmond, Virginia is a decision of the Fourth Circuit. Review the opinion text below for the holding.
FlawCheck shows no negative treatment for The School Board of the City of Richmond, Virginia Lois Harrison-Jones, Dr., in Her Official Capacity as Superintendent of Richmond Public Schools Leroy R. Hassell Melvin D. Law Meda S. Lane Reginald L. Brown Elizabeth T. Bebbs Roger K. Clark William R. Johnson, in Their Official Capacities as School Board Members, and Carolyn Bradley Micheal Bradley, Infants, by Minerva Bradley, Their Mother and Next Friend Shawn Coleman, a Minor, by His Mother and Next Friend Alice M. Coleman Antwaine Hill, a Minor, by His Mother and Next Friend, Loretta Hill v. Gerald L. Baliles, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia H.W. Tulloch Kenneth S. White, Members of the State Board of Education S. John Davis, Dr., Superintendent of Public Instruction of the Commonwealth of Virginia Donald J. Finley, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of Education of the Commonwealth of Virginia the State Board of Education of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and Its Individual Members, in Their Official Capacities as State Board Members Mark Fravel, Jr. Robert H. Defort, Jr. Allix B. James W.L. Lemmon Frances A. Lewis Margaret S. Martson Suzanne F. Thomas, and City Council of the City of Richmond City of Richmond, Virginia in the current circuit citation data.
This case was decided on September 29, 1987.
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