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Board of Public Instruction of Taylor County v. Finch

414 F.2d 1068 (1969)

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Board of Public Instruction of Taylor County v. Finch

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
414 F.2d 1068 (1969)

Facts

The Board of Public Instruction of Taylor County, Florida (board) (plaintiff) began desegregating its schools after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was enacted. The federal Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW), which provided federal grants to the board, requested that the board desegregate faster. When the school board failed to comply with this request, HEW held a hearing and ordered the termination of all federal funds earmarked for the board. The terminated funds had come from three federal grant programs. The first provided federal aid for the education of low-income children, the second provided grants for supplementary-education centers, and the third provided adult-education grants. HEW made no findings of fact that any of the programs receiving federal funds were operated in a discriminatory manner. Instead, the HEW order terminated all federal funding to the board arising under any act of Congress. The board challenged the order, alleging that it violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and requested that it be vacated.

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Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Goldberg, J.)

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