Opinion

Ellerbee v. Cobb County School Board

  • 519 U.S. 981
  • 65 U.S.L.W. 3353
  • 117 S. Ct. 434
  • 136 L. Ed. 2d 332
  • 1996 U.S. LEXIS 6871
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Filed
Nov 12, 1996
Status
Published
Cited by
11 cases
Authority
More cited than 70.0%

“[Pjlaintiffs may meet this burden, which is not heavy, by making substantial allegations of class-wide discrimination, that is, detailed allegations supported by affidavits which successfully engage defendants’ affidavits to the contrary.”

How later courts described this case

  • “[Pjlaintiffs may meet this burden, which is not heavy, by making substantial allegations of class-wide discrimination, that is, detailed allegations supported by affidavits which successfully engage defendants’ affidavits to the contrary.”

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

This record has no opinion text. It is a disposition such as a denial of certiorari, kept so the case can be found by name and citation.

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