Educational Opportunities Cases

Cases cited below are sorted by protected class with links to case summaries and important complaints, briefs, settlement agreements, consent decrees, orders, and press releases. The official text of any legal document is the version filed with the clerk of the court.

• Alabama Trauma/Foster Care
  SummaryLetter of FindingsPress Release
• Alternative Education for Disruptive Youth (AEDY) (M.D. Pa., E.D. Pa., W.D. P.a)
  SummarySettlement AgreementPress Release
• Anchorage School District (D. Alaska)
  SummarySettlement AgreementSummary of Settlement AgreementDOJ Letter to ASDPress Release
• Arlington Public Schools (E.D. Va.)
  SummarySettlement AgreementPress ReleaseExtension Letter (2022)Extension Letter (2023)
• Cedar Rapids Community School District (N.D. Iowa)
  SummarySettlement AgreementSummary of Settlement AgreementDOJ Letter to CRCSDPress Release
• County of Henrico School Board v. R.T. (E.D. Va.)
  SummaryAmicus BriefOpinion
• Covington Independent Public Schools (E.D. Ky.)
  SummarySettlement Agreement
• Frederick County Public School District (D. Md.)
  SummarySettlement Agreement

• Adams 12 Five Star School District (D. Colo.)
  SummarySettlement Agreement (2010)Settlement Agreement (2018)
• Alternative Education for Disruptive Youth (AEDY) (M.D. Pa., E.D. Pa., W.D. P.a)
  SummarySettlement AgreementPress Release
• Arizona Department of Education (D. Ariz.)
  SummaryResolution Agreement April 22, 2016Resolution Agreement May 2, 2016Amendment to the May 2, 2016 Agreement June 30, 2016Resolution Letter May 4, 2016Resolution Agreement August 31, 2012Resolution Letter August 31, 2012Press Release
• Arlington Public Schools (E.D. Va.)
  SummarySettlement AgreementPress ReleaseExtension Letter (2022)Extension Letter (2023)
• Boston Public Schools (D. Mass.)
  SummarySettlement AgreementPress ReleaseSuccessor AgreementPress Release
• Bound Brook Board of Education (D. N.J.)
  SummarySettlement Agreement
• California Department of Education and State Board of Education (C.D. Cal.)
  SummaryStatement of InterestSettlement AgreementPress Release
• Charleston County School District (D.S.C.)
  SummarySettlement AgreementAcuerdo de Conciliación (in Spanish)Press ReleaseComunicado de Prensa (in Spanish)
• Cherry Creek School District No. 5 (D. Colo)
  SummarySettlement Agreement: English | Español (Spanish)Press Release: English | አማርኛ (Amharic) | العربية (Arabic) | 简体字 (Chinese) | 한국어 (Korean) | русский (Russian) | Español (Spanish) | Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
• Clay County, Alabama (N.D. Ala)
  SummarySettlement AgreementPress Release
• Clay County School District, Florida (M.D. Fla.)
  SummaryNotice LetterSettlement Agreement: English | Español (Spanish) | Kreyòl ayisyen (Haitian Creole)Settlement Agreement Summary: English | Español (Spanish) | Kreyòl ayisyen (Haitian Creole)Press Release: English | Español (Spanish) | Kreyòl ayisyen (Haitian Creole)
• Colton Joint Unified School District (C.D. Cal.)
  SummarySettlement AgreementPress ReleaseComunicado de Prensa (in Spanish)
• Coolidge Unified School District (D. Ariz.)
  SummarySettlement AgreementAcuerdo de Conciliación (in Spanish)Press ReleaseComunicado de Prensa (in Spanish)
• Congress of Hispanic Educators & United States v. Denver School District No. 1. (D. Colo.)
  SummaryConsent Order (1999)Consent Order (2013)Consent Order Fact Sheet: English | አማርኛ (Amharic) | العربية (Arabic) | မြန်မာစကား (Burmese) | Soomaali (Somali) | Español (Spanish) | Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
• Crestwood School District (E.D. Mich.)
  SummarySettlement AgreementPress Release
• Dekalb County School District (N.D. Ga.)
  SummaryResolution Agreement 2013Resolution Agreement 2014Press Release
• Federal Way Public Schools (W.D. Wash.)
  SummarySettlement Agreement: English | Español (Spanish) | العربية (Arabic) | Soomaali (Somali)Press Release

• Adams & United States v. Matthews (Longview Independent School District) (E.D. Tex.)
  SummaryOrder Granting Partial UnitaryConsent Order
• Anderson & United States v. Madison County School District (S.D. Miss.)
  SummaryConsent DecreeOrder Establishing Bi-Racial Advisory Committee
• Andrews & United States v. Monroe City School Board (W.D. La.)
  SummarySecond Amended Consent Decree
• Arnold v. Barbers Hill Independent School District (S.D. Tex.)
  SummaryStatement of Interest
• Ayers & United States v. Fordice (N.D. Miss.)
  SummarySettlementFinal Judgment
• Banks & United States v. St. James Parish School Board (E.D. La.)
  SummaryConsent OrderPress Release
• Barnhardt & United States v. Meridian Municipal School District (S.D. Miss.)
  SummaryConsent OrderProposed Consent DecreeMotion to ApproveMemo of LawPress Release
• Bennett & United States v. Madison County Board of Education (N.D. Ala.)
  SummaryConsent OrderPress Release
• Coppedge & United States v. Franklin County Board of Education (E.D. N.C.)
  SummaryOpposition to Motion for Unitary Status (2002)Order on Partial Unitary Status (2002)Consent Order (2003)Consent Order (2005)U.S. Response to 2017 Annual ReportJoint Motion for Partial Unitary Status (2018)Memorandum in Support (2018)Order on Partial Unitary Status (2018)
• Cowan & United States v. Bolivar County Board of Education No. 4 (Cleveland School District) (N.D. Miss.)
  SummaryMotion for Further Relief (2011)Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion for Further Relief (2011)Reply Brief (2011)Order (2012)Memorandum Opinion (2012)Order (2013)Memorandum Opinion (2013)Motion to Alter or Amend Judgment (2013)Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion to Alter or Amend Judgment (2013)Order Denying Motion to Alter or Amend Judgment (2013)Court of Appeals Decision (2014)United States' Proposed Desegregation Plan (2015)Objections to District's Proposed Plans (2015)Response to Objections to United States' Proposed Plan (2015)Order Approving Desegregation Plan (2016)Order Modifying Plan (2017)Updated Implementation Timeline (2017)
• Davis School District (D. Utah)
  SummarySettlement Agreement

• McFerren & United States v. County Board of Education of Fayette County (W.D. Tenn.)
  SummaryConsent Order (2013)Order Granting Motion to Amend Consent Order (2014)Consent Order (2023)

• Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township (S.D. Ind.)
  SummarySettlement Agreement (2013)Press Release
• Miller & United States v. Board of Education of Gadsden (N.D. Ala.)
  SummaryConsent Decree
• Monroe & United States v. Jackson-Madison County School System Board of Education (W.D. Tenn.)
  SummaryAgreementOrder Approving Agreement
• Nettleton Line Consolidated School District (M.D. Miss.)
  SummarySettlement Agreement (2020)Settlement Agreement (2011)Settlement Agreement (1970)Settlement Agreement (1969)
• Northeastern Local School District (S.D. Ohio)
  SummarySettlement AgreementPress Release
• Owatonna Public School District (D. Minn.)
  SummaryResolution AgreementPress Release
• Robertson County Schools and Board of Education (M.D. Tenn.)
  SummarySettlement Agreement (Feb. 2015)Press ReleaseSettlement Agreement (Aug. 2015)Press Release
• Smith v. Winters (M.D. Fla.)
  SummaryAmicus Brief
• Smith & United States v. Concordia Parish School Board (W.D. La.)
  SummaryConsent Order
• Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District (N.D. Miss.)
  SummaryConsent Order
• Thomas & United States v. St. Martin Parish School District (W.D. La.)
  Summary2016 Superseding Consent OrderConsent Order Zone Magnet and TransfersMemorandum Ruling on Faculty Assignment and Quality of EducationDesegregation Order on Faculty Assignment and Quality of Education2021 Memorandum Ruling
• Toledo Public Schools (N.D. Ohio)
  SummarySettlement AgreementAcuerdo de Conciliación:Español (Spanish)Press ReleaseExtension Agreement
• Twin Valley School District (D. Vt.)
  SummarySettlement AgreementLetter to TVSDPress Release
• United States & Coleman v. Midland Independent School District (W.D. Tex.)
  SummaryConsent Order
• United States & Graham v. Evangeline Parish School Board (W.D. La.)
  SummaryConsent OrderMotion for Further Relief
• United States & Hearne Independent School District v. Texas (E.D. Tex.)
  SummaryMotion to EnforceFifth Circuit Opinion
• United States & Meyers v. San Juan County Board of Education (D. Utah)
  SummaryComplaint
• United States & Ridley v. State of Georgia (Coweta) (N.D. Ga.)
  SummaryConsent Decree
• United States & Ridley v. State of Georgia (Dublin City & Laurens County School Districts) (S.D. Ga.)
  SummaryConsent OrderMotion to EnforceMemorandum in Support of Motion to EnforceOpposition to Motion for Unitary StatusMotion to Join Laurens CountySettlement AgreementSummary Judgment Motion Against LaurensSummary Judgment Motion Against DublinOpposition to Laurens's Motion For Summary JudgmentReply in Support of Summary Judgment Motion
• United States & Ridley v. State of Georgia (McDuffie) (S.D. Ga.)
  SummaryConsent Order (2013)Consent Order (2017)
• United States & Ridley v. State of Georgia (Meriwether) (N.D. Ga.)
  SummaryConsent Decree
• United States & Sinajini v. San Juan County Board of Education (D. Utah)
  SummaryComplaint
• United States & Yonkers Branch of the NAACP v. Yonkers Board of Education (S.D. N.Y.)
  SummarySettlement Agreement
• United States v. Aberdeen Municipal Separate School District (N.D. Miss.)
  SummaryConsent Decree
• United States v. Avoyelles Parish School Board (W.D. La.)
  SummaryOrder Directing the Parties to Participate in MediationConsent Order (2015)
• United States v. Bertie County Board of Education (E.D. N.C.)
  SummaryMotion for Further ReliefSupporting MemorandumOrder Granting Motion for Further ReliefConsent OrderConsent Order Granting Partial Unitary Status
• United States v. Board of Education of Hendry County (S.D. Fla.)
  SummaryJoint Motion for Declaration of Partial Unitary Status and Proposed StipulationOrder on Partial Unitary Status and Approval of Stipulation
• United States v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago (N.D. Ill.)
  SummaryModified Consent DecreeMotion to EnforceReply to OppositionOpinionShow CauseReply to OppositionStipulated SettlementPosition PaperBrief Requesting Second Amended Consent DecreeOrder Approving Settlement
• United States v. Board of Education of Valdosta City (M.D. Ga.)
  SummaryConsent DecreeResponse to Motion for Unitary StatusConsent OrderPress Release
• United States v. Calhoun County School District (D. S.C.)
  SummaryConsent DecreeTransfer Policy
• United States v. Cotton Plant School District #1 (England School District) (E.D. Ark.)
  SummaryConsent Order
• United States v. Cotton Plant School District #1 (Watson Chapel School District#24) (E.D. Ark.)
  SummaryConsent OrderPress Release
• United States v. Covington County School District (S.D. Miss.)
  Summary2005 Consent Decree2006 Consent DecreeMotion for Further ReliefMemorandum in Support of Motion for Further Relief
• United States v. Franklin Parish School Board (W.D. La.)
  Consent Decree
• United States v. Jackson County School Board (N.D. Fla.)
  SummaryJoint Motion for Declaration of Partial Unitary StatusConsent OrderPress Release
• United States v. Lowndes County School District (N.D. Miss.)
  SummaryConsent Order
• United States v. Lincoln Parish School Board (W.D. La.)
  SummaryDecree (1969)Order (1970)Consent Decree (1971)Fifth Circuit Decision (1979)Consent Decree (1984)United States' Status Report (2011)Lincoln Parish School Board's First Response to Status Report (2011)Lincoln Parish School Board's Second Response to Status Report (2011)Grambling State University's Response to Status Report (2011)Louisiana Tech University's Response to Status Report (2011)Superseding Consent Order (2012)Press Release (2012)Supplemental Consent Order (2015)Press Release (2015)
• United States v. Marion County School District (M.D. Fla.)
  SummaryModified Decree
• United States v. Port Arthur Independent School District (E.D. Tex.)
  SummaryOpposition to Motion for Unitary StatusConsent Decree
• United States v. Richland Parish School Board (W.D. La.)
  SummaryConsent Order Declaring Partial Unitary Status
• United States v. St. Johns County School District (M.D. Fla)
  SummaryOrder of October 26, 2016Stipulation Regarding Faculty and Staff Recruitment
• United States v. School Board of the City of Suffolk (E.D. Va)
  Summary2014 Consent Order2014 Order2017 Consent Order
• United States v. South Bend Community School Corporation, et al. (N.D. Ind.)
  Summary1980 Consent OrderFirst Joint MotionFirst StipulationSecond Joint MotionSecond Stipulation
• United States v. State of Mississippi (McComb Municipal Separate School District) (S.D. Miss.)
  SummaryResponse to Motion for Unitary StatusMotion for Further ReliefOpposition to Unitary Status
• United States v. State of Mississippi (Simpson County School District) (S.D. Miss.)
  SummaryAmended Enforcement MotionSupporting MemorandumReply BriefOrder
• United States v. State of Mississippi (Wayne County School District) (S.D. Miss.)
  Summary1970 Order2006 Consent Order2008 Consent Order2012 Consent Order
• United States v. Tunica County School District (N.D. Miss.)
  SummaryBriefConsent Order
• United States v. West Carroll Parish School Board (W.D. La.)
  SummaryAgreed ModificationsMotion for Further ReliefUnited States' ReplyMotion for Summary JudgmentOppositionReplyRulingConsent Order
• University of California, San Diego (S.D. Cal.)
  SummaryResolution AgreementPress Release
• University of South Carolina (D.S.C.)
  SummaryResolution AgreementPress Release
• Wicomico County School Public School District (D. Md.)
  SummarySettlement Agreement
• Wichita Public Schools (D. Kan.)
  SummaryCover Letter(Español)Settlement AgreementSummary of Settlement Agreement(Español)Press Release(Español)

• Campbell v. St. Tammany Parish School Board (E.D. La.)
  SummaryBrief in SupportBrief in OppositionOrder
• Child Evangelism Fellowship v. Lenz (C.D. Cal.)
  SummaryMotion to Participate as Amicus CuriaeBrief in Support of Motion for Preliminary JudgmentStipulated Dismissal
• Curry v. Saginaw School District (E.D. Mich.)
  SummaryAmicus Curiae MotionAmicus BriefOrder
• Dekalb County School District (N.D. Ga.)
  SummaryResolution Agreement 2013Resolution Agreement 2014Press Release
• Federal Way Public Schools (W.D. Wash.)
  SummarySettlement Agreement: English | Español (Spanish) | العربية (Arabic) | Soomaali (Somali)Press Release
• Hearn & United States v. Muskogee Public School District (E.D. Okla.)
  SummaryMotion to InterveneMotion for Summary JudgmentMemorandum in SupportConsent OrderPress Release
• O.T. v. Frenchtown Elementary School District (D. N.J.)
  SummaryAmicus BriefOpinion
• Owen & United States v. L'Anse Area Schools (W.D. Mich.)
  SummaryConsent DecreePolicy Against Harassment and Discrimination
• Scheidt v. Tri-Creek School Corporation (N.D. Ind.)
  SummaryMemorandum in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction
• Westfield High School L.I.F.E. Club v. Westfield Public Schools (D. Mass.)
  SummaryAmicus BriefMotion to File Brief

• A.B. v. Rhinebeck Central School District & Thomas Mawhinney. (S.D. N.Y.)
  SummaryConsent DecreeIntervention BriefComplaint in InterventionReply
• Arcadia Unified School District (C.D. Cal.)
  SummaryResolution Agreement (2013)Closure Letter (2013)Press Release (2013)
• Arnold v. Barbers Hill Independent School District (S.D. Tex.)
  SummaryStatement of Interest
• Biediger, et al. v. Quinnipiac University (D. Conn.)
  SummaryAmicus BriefMotion for Leave to Participate
• B.P.J. v. West Virginia State Board of Education, et al. (S.D. W.Va.)
  SummaryStatement of InterestOrder
• Burlington School District (D. Vt.)
  SummarySettlement Agreement
• Case Western Reserve University (N.D. Ohio)
  SummaryResolution AgreementAgreement SummaryLetter to CWRUPress Release
• Communities for Equity v. Michigan High School Athletic Ass'n (W.D. Mich.)
  SummaryAmicus Brief (1999)Court OpinionResponse to Defendant's Compliance PlanAmicus Brief (2003)Sixth Circuit Opinion
• Cook v. Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) (M.D. Fla.)
  SummaryAmicus BriefMotion for Leave to ParticipateOrderSettlement Agreement
• Czerwienski, et. al. v. Harvard University, et. al. (D. Mass.)
  SummaryStatement of Interest
• Doe v. Fulton County School District (N.D. Ga.)
  SummaryStatement of Interest
• Doe & United States v. Anoka-Hennepin School District (D. Minn.)
  SummaryConsent DecreeJoint Motion to Approve the Proposed Consent DecreeMemorandum of Law in Support of Joint MotionComplaint-in-InterventionPress Release
• Fulton County Schools (N.D. Ga.)
  SummarySettlement Agreement: English | Español (Spanish)Press Release: English | Español (Spanish)
• G.G. v. Gloucester County School Board (E.D. Va.)
  SummaryStatement of Interest
• J.L. v. Mohawk Central School District (N.D. N.Y.)
  SummaryPress ReleaseMemo in Support of Motion to InterveneSettlement Agreement
• Junior Doe, et al. & United States v. Allentown School District (E.D. Pa.)
  SummarySettlement Agreement
• Kansas State University (D. Kan.)
  SummaryStatement of Interest - T.F. v. K-StateStatement of Interest - S.W. v. K-StateMemorandum and Order - T.F. v. K-StateMemorandum and Order - S.W. v. K-State
• Lopez & United States v. Metropolitan Nashville School District (M.D. Tenn.)
  SummaryMemorandum in SupportMemorandum in ReplyMemorandum of Judge Echolls Denying Cross-ClaimsConsent Decree
• Lovins & United States v. Pleasant Hill Public School District R-III (W.D. Mo.)
  SummaryComplaint in InterventionConsent Order
• Pedersen & United States v. South Dakota High School Activities Ass'n (D.S.D.)
  SummaryComplaint in InterventionMotion to InterveneIntervention BriefConsent OrderOppositionMotion to DismissOrder Denying Preliminary Injunction
• Pratt v. Indian River Central School District (N.D. N.Y.)
  SummaryMotion for Leave to ParticipateAmicus Memorandum
• Putman v. Board of Education of Somerset Indep. School (E.D. Ky.)
  SummaryAmicus Brief
• ReedsSpring School District (W.D. Mo)
  SummaryResolution Agreement
• Rinderle, et al. v. Cobb County School District, et al. (N.D. Ga.)
  SummaryStatement of Interest
• Roe,et. al. v. Critchfield, et. al. (D. Idaho)
  SummaryStatement of Interest
• San José State University (N.D. Cal.)
  SummaryResolution AgreementLetterPress Release