Reed v. Rhodes’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “The defendants have the duty to follow the letter and spirit of this Court’s decrees. If they knowingly attempt to avoid a judicially defined duty, they may be subject to sanction. The defendants have the further burden to provide information and assistance to this Court. The Court has the duty to review the plans and activities of the defendants to judge whether they pass constitutional muster. The standard of review is one of fundamental fairness, Swann v. Board of Education, supra, [ 402 U.S. 1 , 91 S.Ct. 1267 , 28 L.Ed.2d 554 (1971) ], Davis v. School Commissioners of Mobile County, 402 U.S. 33 [ 91 S.Ct. 1289 , 28 L.Ed.2d 577 ] (1970). The Court, however, requires input from the school system. Without such aid, the Court must make a judgment which, for the lack of information and assistance, may not be the best solution given all of the extant, yet unidentified circumstances.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Little Rock School District v. Pulaski County Special School District No. 1