Case: Wright v. Allen

1:76-01426 | U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Filed Date: July 30, 1976

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Case Summary

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Parents of black public school children alleged in this 1976 nationwide class action that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has not adopted sufficient standards and procedures to fulfill its obligation to deny tax-exempt status to racially discriminatory private schools. They asserted that the IRS thereby harmed them directly and interfered with the ability of their children to receive an education in desegregated public schools. The case reached the United States Supreme Court as Allen v. Wright, 468 U.S. 737 (1984); the Court held that the plaintiffs lacked standing to pursue the case, and vacated the injunction that had been granted in their favor.

 

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People


Judge(s)

Blackmun, Harry Andrew (District of Columbia)

Brennan, William Joseph (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Plaintiff
Attorney for Defendant

Archer, Glen L. (District of Columbia)

Expert/Monitor/Master/Other

Aiosa, Angelo (District of Columbia)

Atkins, Thomas I. (District of Columbia)

Judge(s)

Blackmun, Harry Andrew (District of Columbia)

Brennan, William Joseph (District of Columbia)

Burger, Warren Earl (District of Columbia)

Ginsburg, Douglas E. (District of Columbia)

O'Connor, Sandra Day (District of Columbia)

Powell, Lewis Franklin (District of Columbia)

Rehnquist, William Hubbs (District of Columbia)

Stevens, John Paul (District of Columbia)

Tamm, Edward Allen (District of Columbia)

White, Byron Raymond (District of Columbia)

Wright, Melvin R (District of Columbia)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Document

80-1124

Opinion

Wright v. Regan

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

June 18, 1981

June 18, 1981

Order/Opinion

656 F.2d 656

81-757

Opinion

Supreme Court of the United States

July 3, 1984

July 3, 1984

Order/Opinion

468 U.S. 468

Docket

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Case Details

State / Territory: District of Columbia

Case Type(s):

School Desegregation

Key Dates

Filing Date: July 30, 1976