Missouri v. Jenkins

Missouri v. Jenkins
Argued January 11, 1995
Decided June 12, 1995
Full case nameState of Missouri, et al. v. Kalima Jenkins, et al.
Citations515 U.S. 70 (more)
115 S. Ct. 2038; 132 L. Ed. 2d 63; 1995 U.S. LEXIS 4041
Case history
PriorDeclaratory judgment, 593 F. Supp. 1485 (W.D. Mo. 1984); final appealable order, 639 F. Supp. 19 (W.D. Mo. 1984); affirmed, 855 F.2d 1295 (8th Cir. 1988); reversed, 495 U.S. 33 (1990); new orders affirmed, 11 F.3d 755 (8th Cir. 1993).
Subsequentappeal after remand, 103 F.3d 731 (8th Cir. 1997).
Holding
The District Court's school desegregation orders, which required the State of Missouri to fund across-the-board salary increases and to continue to fund remedial education programs, went beyond the court's remedial authority.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
David Souter · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Case opinions
MajorityRehnquist, joined by O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas
ConcurrenceO'Connor
ConcurrenceThomas
DissentSouter, joined by Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer
DissentGinsburg

Missouri v. Jenkins, 515 U.S. 70 (1995), is a case decided by the United States Supreme Court. On June 12, 1995 the Court, in a 5–4 decision, reversed a district court ruling that required the state of Missouri to correct intentional racial discrimination in Kansas City schools by funding salary increases and remedial education programs.