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Ferrell v. Dallas Indep. Sch. Dist., 393 U.S. 856 (1968). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
141 citation events (1 in the last 25 years) across 59 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: McConnell v. Mercantile National Bank at Dallas (txnd, 1975-02-14)
Treatment trajectory · 1969 → 2026 · click a year to view as-of
1969 1997 2026
Top citers, strongest first. 11 distinct citers. How cited ↗
cited Cited "see" McConnell v. Mercantile National Bank at Dallas
N.D. Tex. · 1975 · signal: see · confidence high
See Ferrell v. Dallas Independent School District, 261 F.Supp. 545 (N.D.Tex.1966), aff’d 392 F.2d 697 (5th Cir.), cert. denied 393 U.S. 856 , 89 S.Ct. 98 , 21 L.Ed.2d 125 (1968). 2 .
cited Cited "see" Alberda v. Noell
E.D. Mich. · 1971 · signal: see · confidence high
See Ferrell v. Dallas Independent School District, 392 F.2d 697 , cert, denied, 1968, 393 U.S. 856 , 89 S.Ct. 98 , 21 L.
cited Cited "see" Karr v. Schmidt
W.D. Tex. · 1970 · signal: see · confidence high
See Ferrell v. Dallas Ind. School Dist., 261 F.Supp. 545 (N.D.Tex.1966), aff’d, 392 F.2d 697 (5th Cir. 1968), cert. denied, 393 U.S. 856 , 89 S.Ct. 98 , 21 L.Ed.2d 125 (1968). 8 .
cited Cited "see" Southern v. Board of Trustees for the Dallas Independent School District
N.D. Tex. · 1970 · signal: see · confidence high
See Ferrell v. Dallas Independent School District, 392 F.2d 697 (5th Cir. 1968) cert. denied 393 U.S. 856 , 89 S.Ct. 98 , 21 L.Ed.2d 125 (1968).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Ysletta Federation Of Teachers v. Ysletta Independent School District
5th Cir. · 1983 · signal: see also · confidence low
Tinker v. DesMoines, 393 U.S. 503, 506 , 89 S.Ct. 733, 736 , 21 L.Ed.2d 731 (1969); see also Ferrell v. Dallas Independent School District, 392 F.2d 697, 704-05 (5th Cir.) (Godbold, J. concurring), cert. denied, 393 U.S. 856 , 89 S.Ct. 98 , 21 L.Ed.2d 125 (1968).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Ysleta Federation of Teachers v. Ysleta Independent School District
5th Cir. · 1983 · signal: see also · confidence low
Tinker v. DesMoines, 393 U.S. 503, 506 , 89 S.Ct. 733, 736 , 21 L.Ed.2d 731 (1969); see also Ferrell v. Dallas Independent School District, 392 F.2d 697, 704-05 (5th Cir.) (Godbold, J. concurring), ce rt. denied, 393 U.S. 856 , 89 S.Ct. 98 , 21 L.Ed.2d 125 (1968).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Farrell v. Smith
D. Me. · 1977 · signal: see also · confidence low
Griffin v. Tatum, supra, 300 F.Supp. at 62 ; Zachry v. Brown, supra, 299 F.Supp. at 1362 ; Calbillo v. San Jacinto Junior College, supra, 305 F.Supp. at 861-862; see also Ferrell v. Dallas Independent School District, 392 F.2d 697, 705 (5th Cir.) (Tuttle, J. dissenting), cert. denied, 393 U.S. 856 , 89 S.Ct. 98 , 21 L.Ed.2d 125 (1968).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Yarbrough v. City of Jacksonville
M.D. Fla. · 1973 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Crews v. Clones, 432 F.2d 1259 (7tli Cir. 1971), and Ferrell v. Dallas Independent School District, 392 F.2d 697 (5th Cir. 1968), cert. denied 393 U.S. 856 , 89 S.Ct. 98 , 21 L.Ed.2d 125 . 7 .
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Rumler v. Board Of School Trustees For Lexington County District Number One
4th Cir. · 1971 · signal: compare · confidence low
Compare Richards v. Thurston, 424 F.2d 1281 (1st Cir. 1970) and Breen v. Kahl, 419 F.2d 1034 (7th Cir. 1969), cert. denied, 398 U.S. 937 , 90 S.Ct. 1836 , 26 L.Ed.2d 268 (1970) with Jackson v. Dorrier, 424 F.2d 213 (6th Cir. 1970) and Ferrell v. Dallas Independent School District, 392 F.2d 697 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 393 U.S. 856 , 89 S.Ct. 98 , 21 L.Ed. 2d 125 (1968).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Rumler v. Board of School Trustees
4th Cir. · 1971 · signal: compare · confidence low
Compare Richards v. Thurston, 424 F.2d 1281 (1st Cir. 1970) and Breen v. Kahl, 419 F.2d 1034 (7th Cir. 1969), cert. denied, 398 U.S. 937 , 90 S.Ct. 1836 , 26 L.Ed.2d 268 (1970) with Jackson v. Dorrier, 424 F.2d 213 (6th Cir. 1970) and Ferrell v. Dallas Independent School District, 392 F.2d 697 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 393 U.S. 856 , 89 S.Ct. 98 , 21 L.Ed.2d 125 (1968).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." King v. Saddleback Junior College District
C.D. Cal. · 1970 · signal: compare · confidence low
Compare Richards v. Thurston, supra, Breen v. Kahl, supra, and Griffin v. Tatum, 300 F.Supp. 60 (M.D.Ala.1969), with Ferrell v. Dallas Independent School District, 392 F.2d 697 (5th Cir. 1968), cert. denied, 393 U.S. 856 , 89 S.Ct. 98 , 21 L.Ed.2d 125 (1968), and Jackson v. Dorrier, 424 F.2d 213 (6th Cir. 1970).
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Ferrell
v.
Dallas Independent School District
No. 147.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Oct 14, 1968.
393 U.S. 856
Marvin Menaker for petitioners., Franklin E. Spafford for respondents.
Douglas.
Cited by 14 opinions  |  Published

Lead Opinion

C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.

Dissent

Mr. Justice Douglas,

dissenting.

It comes as a surprise that in a country where the States are restrained by an Equal Protection Clause, a person can be denied education in a public school because of the length of his hair. I suppose that a nation bent on turning out robots might insist that every male have a crew cut and every female wear pigtails. But the ideas of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” expressed in the Declaration of Independence, later found specific definition in the Constitution itself, including of course freedom of expression and a wide zone of privacy. I had supposed those guarantees permitted idiosyncrasies to flourish, especially when they concern the image of one’s personality and his philosophy toward government and his fellow men.

Municipalities furnish many services to their inhabitants; and I had supposed that it would be an invidious discrimination to withhold fire protection, police protection, garbage collection, health protection, and the like merely because a person was an offbeat nonconformist when it came to hairdo and dress as well as to diet, race, religion, or his views on Vietnam.

I would grant the petition for certiorari in this Texas case and put it down for argument.