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Supreme Court under pressure in Richmond desegregation case
The Fourth Circuit reversed a district ruling ordering Richmond and two suburban counties to integrate. The high court once led on desegregation but now faces political pressure and new conservative justices. Congress may block busing while appeals continue. The court could hear more northern cases as it weighs congressional restraints and metropolitan wide remedies.
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Washington
Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals
Fourth Circuit
Richmond
Charlotte
N.C
Swann
Charlotte- Mecklenburg
Warren E
Robert R. Merhige Jr
Stephen J. Rath
Detroit
Nathaniel Jones
Denver
Justice Department
Nixon
Department
Congress
Burger
William H. Rehnquist
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Civ Rights