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WestMichRad

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1. The ruling was per curiam
Tue Oct 29, 2024, 07:11 AM
Oct 2024

Meaning a decision of the whole court (rather than being written by an individual justice).

In Holmes County, white students fled the public education system. By 1970, zero remained in the system. Private academies were set up for them, so the desegregation effort there failed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_v._Holmes_County_Board_of_Education

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