Adams v. Richardson
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
480 F.2d 159 (1973)
Relevant factsFree
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act required the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) to ensure that schools receiving federal funds were not segregated. Plaintiffs sued, alleging HEW had failed to enforce the statute effectively after a reasonable period for voluntary compliance had passed.
IssueFree
Whether executive-branch agencies must adhere to a statute's congressionally mandated enforcement measures.
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