Moore v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education (1970)
- Docket
- 444
- Decided
- 1970-01-01
Summary
Question: Is a school district policy that seeks to desegregate a public school district unconstitutional and in violation of a statute that forbids a public school from making distinctions in regards to students based on their race? Conclusion: In a per curiam opinion, the case was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction because, at oral arguments, both litigants argued that the state statute forbidding the assignment of children to schools based on race was constitutional. Because the parties agreed, there was no actual case or controversy and therefore the Supreme Court did not have jurisdiction to decide the case under Article III of the U.S. Constitution.