S 228 · 96th Congress · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
A bill to insure equal protection of the laws as guaranteed by the fifth or fourteenth amendments to the Constitution of the United States.
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House5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.(1979-01-25)
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Limits the power of any United States court to issue school transportation orders based on race, color, or national origin by requiring a determination that a discriminatory, educational purpose was a principal motivating factor in the constitutional violation for which such transportation is proposed as a remedy. Requires the holding of a special hearing where specific findings in relation to such a constitutional violation must be made before a school assignment order may issue. Stays such school assignment orders until all appeals have been exhausted, except that a majority of the Supreme Court or a majority of a court of appeals (of not less than three members) may vacate such stay. Provides guidelines for an appeal from such stay.…
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