missouri jenkins argued january decided june page together missouri et al jenkins et also certiorari see rule school desegregation litigation see missouri jenkins missouri challenges district orders requiring state fund salary increases virtually instructional noninstructional staff within kansas city missouri school district kcmsd continue fund remedial quality education programs student achievement levels still national norms many grade levels affirming orders appeals rejected state argument salary increases exceeded district remedial authority directly address relate state constitutional violation operation prior segregated school system within kcmsd appeals observed inter alia increases designed eliminate vestiges segregation improving desegregative attractiveness district reversing white flight suburbs appeals also approved district implici rejection state request determination partial unitary status freeman pitts respect existing quality education programs held respondents arguments state may longer challenge district desegregation remedy event propriety remedy page ii rejected jenkins certiorari granted review manner remedy funded denied state challenge review remedial order scope resisted state efforts challenge scope thus neither approved disapproved appeals conclusion remedy proper see however state challenged district approval salary increases beyond remedial authority analysis permissible scope authority necessary proper determination whether salary increases exceed authority challenge scope remedy fairly included question presented review see rule procunier navarette pp challenged orders beyond district remedial authority pp although district necessarily discretion fashion remedy school district unconstitutionally segregated law remedial power unlimited may extended purposes beyond elimination racial discrimination public schools swann bd proper analysis orders challenged must rest upon serving proper means end restoring victims discriminatory conduct position occupied absent conduct see milliken bradley eventual restoration state local authorities control school system operating compliance constitution see freeman factors must inform discretion ordering complete partial relief desegregation decree whether compliance decree aspects school system federal supervision withdrawn whether retention judicial control necessary practicable achieve compliance facets system whether district demonstrated public parents students disfavored race commitment whole decree statutes constitutional provisions predicate judicial intervention first place ultimate inquiry whether constitutional violator complied good faith decree since entered whether vestiges discrimination eliminated extent practicable pp order approving salary increases grounded improving desegregative attractiveness kcmsd page iii exceeds district admittedly broad discretion order sought eliminate extent practicable vestiges prior de jure segregation within kcmsd reduction student achievement existence racially identifiable schools population black students instead district created magnet district kcmsd order attract nonminority students surrounding suburban school districts redistribute within kcmsd schools interdistrict goal beyond scope intradistrict violation identified district see milliken supra indeed district found appeals affirmed case involved interdistrict violation support interdistrict relief see jenkins supra district devised remedy accomplish indirectly admittedly lacks remedial authority mandate directly interdistrict transfer students see milliken record support district reliance white flight justification permissible expansion intradistrict remedial authority pursuit desegregative attractiveness see moreover pursuit reconciled decisions placing limitations district remedial authority see ibid appropriate limits duration district involvement see freeman supra thus district pursuit goal desegregative attractiveness results many imponderables far removed task eliminating racial identifiability schools within kcmsd pp similarly order requiring state continue fund quality education programs sustained whether kcmsd student achievement levels still national norms many grade levels clearly appropriate test deciding whether previously segregated district achieved partially unitary status district sharply limit dispense reliance factor reconsidering order instead apply freeman test bear mind state role respect quality education programs limited funding implementation programs many goals quality education plan already attained end purpose remedy violation extent practicable also restore control state local authorities pp rehnquist delivered opinion scalia kennedy thomas joined thomas filed concurring opinions souter filed dissenting opinion stevens ginsburg breyer joined ginsburg filed dissenting opinion missouri jenkins chief justice rehnquist delivered opinion school desegregation litigation enters year called upon review decisions lower courts case state missouri challenged district order salary increases virtually instructional noninstructional staff within kansas city missouri school district kcmsd district order requiring state continue fund remedial quality education programs student achievement levels still national norms many grade levels general overview litigation necessary proper resolution issues upon granted certiorari case district judge since missouri jenkins jenkins year kcmsd school board children two school board members brought suit state defendants plaintiffs alleged state surrounding suburban school districts ssd missouri jenkins various federal agencies caused perpetuated system racial segregation schools kansas city metropolitan area district realigned kcmsd nominal defendant certified class present future kcmsd students kcmsd brought state failure eliminate vestiges prior dual school system trial lasted months district dismissed case federal defendants ssd determined state kcmsd liable intradistrict violation operated segregated school system within kcmsd jenkins missouri supp wd mo district determined prior missouri mandated segregated schools black white children furthermore kcmsd state failed affirmative obligations eliminate vestiges state dual school system within kcmsd june district issued first remedial order established goal elimination vestiges state imposed segregation jenkins missouri supp wd mo district determined egregation ha caused system wide reduction student achievement schools kcmsd district made particularized findings regarding extent student achievement reduced portion reduction attributable segregation district also identified schools within kcmsd enrollments black students district pursuant plans submitted kcmsd state ordered wide range quality education programs students attending kcmsd first district ordered kcmsd restored aaa classification highest missouri jenkins classification awarded state board education second ordered number students per class reduced ratio level required aaa standing district justified reduction class size essential part plan remedy vestiges segregation kcmsd reducing class size serve remedy vestiges past segregation increasing individual attention instruction well increasing potential desegregative educational experiences kcmsd students maintaining attracting enrollment kcmsd awarded aaa rating school year dispute since time maintained greatly exceeded aaa requirements beam dissenting denial rehearing en banc total cost quality education programs exceeded million missouri department elementary secondary education kcmsd total desegregation program expenditures desegregation expenditures missouri jenkins district also set desegregate kcmsd believed accomplish desegregation within boundary lines school district whose enrollment remains black difficult task found interdistrict violation district order mandatory interdistrict redistribution students kcmsd surrounding ssd ibid see also milliken bradley milliken district refused order additional mandatory student reassignments increase instability kcmsd reduce potential desegregation relying favorable precedent eighth circuit district determined chievement aaa status improvement quality education offered kcmsd schools magnet schools well components desegregation plan serve maintain hopefully attract student enrollment ibid november district approved comprehensive magnet school capital improvements plan held state kcmsd jointly severally liable funding app district plan every senior high school every middle school elementary schools converted magnet schools district adopted program provide greater educational opportunity kcmsd students believed proposed magnet plan attractive missouri jenkins draw students private schools abandoned avoided kcmsd draw additional students suburbs district felt benefit kcmsd students greater educational opportunity integrated environment worthy investment since inception magnet school program operated cost including magnet transportation excess million see desegregation expenditures april district considered ultimately rejected plaintiffs kcmsd proposal seeking approval magnet renewal program included budget well million funded state kcmsd basis app pet cert june district ordered substantial capital improvements combat deterioration kcmsd facilities formulating plan district dismissed irrelevant state argument present condition facilities traceable unlawful segregation instead district focused responsibility remed vestiges segregation implemen desegregation plan ould maintain attract members initial phase capital improvements plan cost million ibid district also required kcmsd present capital improvements proposals order bring facilities point comparable facilities neighboring suburban school districts ibid november district approved capital improvements order remove vestiges racial segregation attract students back kcmsd app pet cert missouri jenkins september district adopted part kcmsd capital improvements plan cost excess million jenkins missouri supp wd mo plan called renovation approximately schools closure facilities construction new schools district rejected referred patch repair approach proposed state achieve suburban comparability visual attractiveness sought result floor coverings unsightly sections mismatched carpeting tile individual walls possessing different shades paint district reasoned kcmsd schools underwent limited renovation proposed state schools continue unattractive substandard certainly serve deterrent parents considering enrolling children kcmsd schools district ordered million capital investments missouri jenkins jenkins ii kennedy concurring part concurring judgment since total cost capital improvements ordered soared million part desegregation plan district ordered salary assistance kcmsd district initially ordered salary assistance teachers within kcmsd since time however district ordered salary assistance three approximately kcmsd employees total cost component desegregation remedy since million see desegregation expenses district desegregation plan described ambitious expensive remedial program history school desegregation missouri jenkins beam dissenting denial rehearing en banc annual cost per pupil kcmsd far exceeds neighboring ssd school district missouri nevertheless kcmsd pursued friendly adversary relationship plaintiffs continued propose ever expensive programs result desegregation costs escalated approaching annual cost million massive expenditures financed high schools every classroom air conditioning alarm system microcomputers planetarium green houses vivariums farm meeting room people model nations wired language translation broadcast capable radio television studios editing animation lab temperature controlled art gallery movie editing screening rooms diesel mechanics room elementary school animal rooms use zoo project swimming pools numerous facilities jenkins ii kennedy concurring part concurring judgment missouri jenkins ii background turn present controversy first state challenged district requirement fund salary increases kcmsd instructional noninstructional staff district order june district order june district order july state claimed funding salaries beyond scope district remedial authority second state challenged district order requiring continue fund remedial quality education programs school year district order june state contended freeman pitts achieved partial unitary status respect quality education programs already place result state argued district relieved responsibility funding programs district rejected state arguments first determined salary increases warranted igh quality personnel necessary implement specialized desegregation programs intended improve educational opportunities reduce racial isolation also ensure diminution quality regular missouri jenkins academic program app pet cert internal citations omitted ruling grounded remedying vestiges segregation improving desegregative attractiveness kcmsd district address state freeman arguments nevertheless ordered state continue fund quality education programs school year see app pet cert appeals eighth circuit affirmed rejected state argument salary increases directly address relate state constitutional violation low teachers salaries id flow earlier constitutional violations state observed addition compensating victims remedy case also designed reverse white flight offering superior educational opportunities ibid see also affirming district june july orders appeals concluded district implicitly rejected state freeman arguments spite fact failed articulate even conclusory rejection looked district comments bench later orders illuminate june order appeals relied statements made district may hearing goal integrate kansas city missouri school district maximum degree possible matters elements used try integrate kansas city missouri schools goal integration goal high standard quality education magnet schools summer school program missouri jenkins programs tied goal time goal reached reached goal goal integrate kansas city missouri school district think wasting time app emphasis added appeals denied rehearing en banc five judges dissenting dissent first examined salary increases ordered district characterized current effort kcmsd american federation teachers aided plaintiffs bypass collective bargaining process uncalled probably exercise reasonably related constitutional violations found dissent also agree tate logic id directly relate pay parking lot attendants trash haulers missouri jenkins food handlers facet phase desegregation plan constitutional violations ibid second dissent believed evaluating whether kcmsd achieved partial unitary status quality education programs district panel misrea freeman create hurdle withdrawal judicial intervention public education support law district approbation panel imbedded student achievement goal measured annual standardized tests test whether kcmsd built educational system sufficient remedy past discrimination constitution requires standard importance issues granted certiorari consider following whether district exceeded constitutional authority granted salary increases virtually instructional noninstructional employees kcmsd whether district properly relied upon fact student achievement test scores failed rise unspecified level declined find missouri jenkins state achieved partial unitary status quality education programs iii respondents argue state may longer challenge district remedy event propriety remedy brief respondent kcmsd et al brief respondent jenkins et al disagree counts jenkins ii granted certiorari review manner district funded desegregation remedy denied certiorari state challenge review scope remedial order resisted state efforts challenge scope remedy cf kennedy concurring part concurring judgment thus neither approv ed disapprov ed appeals conclusion district remedy proper however state challenged district approval salary increases instructional noninstructional employees action beyond remedial authority pet cert analysis permissible scope district remedial authority necessary proper determination whether order salary increases beyond district remedial authority see milliken thus issue subsidiary ultimate inquiry cf yee escondido given missouri jenkins district basis salary order grounded improving desegregative attractiveness kcmsd app pet cert must consider propriety reliance order resolve properly state challenge order conclude challenge scope district remedy fairly included question presented see rule procunier navarette since consideration issues essential analysis appeals decision shall also treat questions subsidiary issues fairly comprised question presented see also mendenhall opinion stewart determination question essential correct disposition issues case shall treat fairly comprised questions presented petition certiorari cf yee supra justice souter argues decision review scope district remedial authority unfair imprudent post claims factors failure grant certiorari state challenge district remedial authority lulled respondents addressing case without sufficient attention foundational issue lack attention infected decision post justice souter concludes decide issue without warning respondents post arguments incorrect course denial writ certiorari imports expression opinion upon merits case bar told many times carver fortiori far lulling respondents false sense security previous decision jenkins missouri put respondents missouri jenkins notice affirmed validity district remedy least four justices questioned remedy kennedy concurring part concurring judgment respect specific orders issue state challenged scope district remedial authority district aware fact see app pet cert state claims approve desegregation funding salaries funding beyond scope remedial authority district june order state argued repeatedly currently appeal salary component valid component desegregation remedy district june order appeals also understood state renewed challenge see state argues first salary increase remedy sought exceeded necessary remedy constitutional violations alternatively district lawful authority impose increases abused discretion state legal argument district denied salary increase funding contrary milliken ii swann directly address relate state constitutional violation reject state argument salary order contrary milliken ii swann state renewed challenge petition certiorari pet cert argued district salary orders beyond scope remedial authority brief petitioners reply brief petitioners pages briefing provided respondents argued state challenge scope district remedial missouri jenkins authority fairly presented meritless see brief respondent kcmsd et al brief respondent jenkins et al cf reply brief petitioners espondents urge dismiss writ improvidently granted surprising respondents defend excesses courts short state challenged scope district remedial authority district appeals respondents recognized case contrary justice souter arguments unfairness imprudence deciding issues passed upon properly us briefed parties turn questions presented almost years ago swann bd dealt authority district fashion remedies school district segregated law violation equal protection clause fourteenth amendment although recognizing discretion must necessarily adhere district fashioning remedy also recognized limits remedial power limination racial discrimination public schools large task one retarded efforts achieve broader purposes lying beyond jurisdiction school authorities one vehicle carry limited amount baggage serve important objective brown seek use school desegregation cases purposes beyond scope although desegregation schools ultimately impact forms discrimination missouri jenkins three years later milliken bradley milliken ii articulated framework derived prior cases guide district courts exercise remedial authority first place like equitable remedies nature desegregation remedy determined nature scope constitutional violation swann board education remedy must therefore related condition alleged offend constitution milliken second decree must indeed remedial nature must designed nearly possible restore victims discriminatory conduct position occupied absence conduct third federal courts devising remedy must take account interests state local authorities missouri jenkins managing affairs consistent constitution footnotes omitted federal supervision local school systems intended temporary measure remedy past discrimination dowell supra also considered showing must made school district operating desegregation order complete partial relief order freeman stated mong factors must inform sound discretion ordering partial withdrawal following whether full satisfactory compliance decree aspects system supervision withdrawn whether retention judicial control necessary practicable achieve compliance decree facets school system whether school district demonstrated public parents students disfavored race commitment whole courts decree provisions law constitution missouri jenkins predicate judicial intervention first instance proper analysis district orders challenged must rest upon serving proper means end restoring victims discriminatory conduct position occupied absence conduct eventual restoration state local authorities control school system operating compliance constitution turn analysis state argues order approving salary increases beyond district authority crafted serve interdistrict goal spite fact constitutional violation case intradistrict nature brief petitioners nature desegregation remedy determined nature scope constitutional violation milliken ii supra pasadena city bd ed spangler limits beyond may go seeking dismantle dual school system proper response intradistrict violation intradistrict remedy see milliken milliken ii supra serves eliminate racial identity schools within effected school district eliminating far practicable vestiges de jure segregation facets operations see dowell supra see also swann green supra missouri jenkins district found appeals affirmed case involved interdistrict constitutional violation support interdistrict relief jenkins ii district also found none alleged discriminatory actions resulted lingering interdistrict effects dismissed suburban school districts denied interdistrict relief kennedy concurring part concurring judgment interdistrict constitutional violation support mandatory interdistrict relief thus proper response district eliminate extent practicable vestiges prior de jure segregation within kcmsd reduction student achievement existence racially identifiable schools population black students district appeals however felt kcmsd enrollment remained black purely intradistrict remedy insufficient jenkins missouri oluntary interdistrict remedies may used make meaningful integration missouri jenkins possible predominantly minority district noted milliken supra rejected suggestion schools majority negro students desegregated whatever racial makeup school district population however neutrally district lines drawn administered see milliken ii consistently held constitution violated racial imbalance schools without spangler supra instead seeking remove racial identity various schools within kcmsd district set program create school district equal superior surrounding ssd remedy focused desegregative attractiveness coupled suburban comparability examination district reliance desegregative attractiveness suburban comparability instructive ultimate resolution issue purpose desegregative attractiveness remedy reduction student achievement also attract nonminority students presently enrolled kcmsd remedy included elaborate program capital improvements course enrichment extracurricular enhancement simply formerly identifiable black schools schools throughout district district remedial orders converted every senior high school missouri jenkins every middle school elementary schools kcmsd magnet schools district remedial order made kcmsd magnet district previously approved intradistrict desegregation remedies involving magnet schools see milliken ii supra magnet schools advantage encouraging voluntary movement students within school district pattern aids desegregation voluntary basis without requiring extensive busing redrawing district boundary lines cf jenkins ii kennedy concurring part concurring judgment citing milliken ii supra component intradistrict remedy magnet schools also attractive promote desegregation limiting withdrawal white student enrollment may result mandatory student reassignment see cf scotland neck city bd district remedial plan case however designed solely redistribute students within kcmsd order eliminate racially identifiable schools within kcmsd instead purpose attract nonminority students outside kcmsd schools interdistrict goal beyond scope intradistrict violation identified district effect district devised remedy accomplish indirectly admittedly lacks remedial authority mandate directly interdistrict transfer students ecause restrictions remedial powers restructuring operations local state government entities mandatory plan go beyond boundary lines kcmsd goes far beyond nature extent constitutional violation found existed missouri jenkins milliken determined desegregation remedy require mandatory interdistrict reassignment students throughout detroit metropolitan area impermissible interdistrict response intradistrict violation identified case lower courts ordered interdistrict remedy less comprehensive solution metropolitan area plan result black school system immediately surrounded practically white suburban school systems overwhelmingly white majority population total metropolitan area held district order interdistrict remedy must showing racially discriminatory acts state local school districts single school district substantial cause interdistrict segregation record contain ed evidence de jure segregated conditions detroit schools showing significant violation outlying school districts evidence interdistrict violation effect reversed district grant interdistrict relief ibid justice stewart provided fifth vote wrote separately underscore understanding decision describing requirements imposing interdistrict remedy justice stewart stated shown example state officials contributed separation races drawing redrawing school district lines transfer school units districts purposeful racially discriminatory use state housing zoning laws decree calling transfer pupils across district lines restructuring district lines might well appropriate case however interdistrict violation shown concurring opinion citations omitted justice stewart concluded missouri jenkins properly rejected district interdistrict remedy findings differing racial composition schools city outlying suburbs caused official activity sort meant milliken interdistrict violation violation caused segregation adjoining districts nothing milliken suggests district case circumvented limits remedial authority requiring state michigan constitutional violator implement magnet program designed achieve interdistrict transfer students held beyond remedial authority district done created magnet district kcmsd order serve interdistrict goal attracting nonminority students surrounding ssd redistributing within kcmsd district pursuit desegregative attractiveness beyond scope broad remedial authority see milliken ii respondents argue district reliance upon desegregative attractiveness justified light district statement segregation led white flight kcmsd suburban districts app see brief respondent kcmsd et al brief respondent jenkins et al lower courts findings white flight missouri jenkins inconsistent internally inconsistent typical supposition bolstered record evidence white flight may result desegregation de jure segregation amicus curiae argues district finding de jure segregation kcmsd caused white students leave system inconsistent district earlier conclusion suburban districts nothing cause white flight therefore included mandatory interdistrict remedy brief amicus curiae see also post district earlier findings affirmed appeals limited ontrary argument plaintiffs district looked culpability ssds scope order far broader missouri jenkins noted schools one district affected remedy must limited system examining cause effect issue noted plaintiff evidence blurred cause effect careful delineation extent effect district thus dealt issue whether ssds constitutional violators also whether significant interdistrict segregative effects made specific findings negate current significant interdistrict effects concluded requirements milliken met jenkins missouri affirming equally divided district findings conclusion interdistrict violation interdistrict effect en banc missouri jenkins justice souter claims holding effectively overrules hills gautreaux see also brief american civil liberties union et al amici curiae gautreaux federal department housing urban development hud found participated along local housing agency establishing maintaining racially segregated public housing program appeals ordered adoption comprehensive metropolitan area plan granted certiorari consider permissibility light milliken relief discrimination public housing absence finding violation gautreaux supra relevant geographic area purposes plaintiffs housing options chicago housing market chicago city limits concluded metropolitan area remedy impermissible matter law cf distinguishing milliken part prior cases established racial segregation schools dealt terms established geographic administrative school system gautreaux obligate district subjec hud measures going beyond geographical political boundaries violation post instead cautioned holding interpreted requiring metropolitan area order gautreaux supra reversed appellate factfinding appeals mandated remedy see remanded case back missouri jenkins district additional evidence consideration issue metropolitan area relief decision today fully consistent gautreaux district seeking remedy intradistrict violation directly caused significant interdistrict effects milliken supra exceeds remedial authority orders remedy interdistrict purpose conclusion follows directly milliken ii decided one year gautreaux reaffirmed bedrock principle decrees exceed appropriate limits aimed eliminating condition violate constitution flow violation milliken ii also emphasized federal courts devising remedy must take account interests state local authorities managing affairs consistent constitution gautreaux however involved imposition remedy upon federal agency see thus raise federalism concerns implicated federal issues remedial order state see milliken ii supra district pursuit desegregative attractiveness reconciled cases placing limitations district remedial authority certainly theoretically possible greater expenditure per pupil within kcmsd likely unknowable number nonminority students presently attending schools kcmsd choose enroll schools reasoning however every increased expenditure whether teachers noninstructional employees books buildings make kcmsd way attractive thereby perhaps induce nonminority students enroll schools rationale missouri jenkins susceptible objective limitation cf milliken ii remedial decree must designed nearly possible restore victims discriminatory conduct position occupied absence conduct case provides numerous examples demonstrating limitless authority district operating rationale see app pet cert district recognized provide kcmsd facilities opportunities available anywhere else country district repeatedly requested district provide extravagant programs based hopes succeed desegregation effort short desegregative attractiveness used hook hang numerous policy choices improving quality education general within kcmsd jenkins ii kennedy concurring part concurring judgment limits duration district involvement expenditures per pupil kcmsd currently far exceed neighboring ssd beam dissenting denial rehearing en banc costs within ssd excluding capital costs range per pupil costs within kcmsd excluding capital costs brief respondent kcmsd et al arguing per pupil costs kcmsd excluding capital costs sixteen years litigation began district recognized kcmsd yet offer viable method financing wonderful school system built app pet cert cf milliken ii supra powell concurring judgment th parties joined forces apparently purpose extracting funds state treasury missouri jenkins additional program ordered district financed state increase desegregative attractiveness school district makes kcmsd dependent additional funding state turn greater kcmsd dependence state funding greater reliance continued supervision district cases recognize local autonomy school districts vital national tradition dayton supra district must strive restore state local authorities control school system operating compliance constitution see freeman supra dowell district pursuit goal desegregative attractiveness results many imponderables far removed task eliminating racial identifiability schools within kcmsd believe beyond admittedly broad discretion district posture conclude district order salary increases grounded remedying vestiges segregation improving desegregative attractiveness kcmsd app pet cert simply far removed acceptable implementation permissible means remedy previous legally mandated segregation see milliken ii supra similar considerations lead us conclude district order requiring state continue fund quality education programs student achievement levels still national norms many grade levels sustained state seek declaration partial unitary status respect quality education programs reply brief petitioners challenges requirement indefinite funding quality education program national norms met based assumption mandate significant missouri jenkins educational improvement teaching facilities may justified originally indefinite extension review respect needlessly complicated district made findings order approving continued funding quality education programs see app pet cert although appeals later recognized determination partial unitary status requires careful factfinding detailed articulation findings declined remand district instead attempted assemble adequate record district statements bench subsequent orders one order relied upon appeals district stated kcmsd reached anywhere close maximum potential district still national norms many grade levels app pet cert clearly appropriate test applied deciding whether previously segregated district achieved partially unitary status see freeman dowell basic task district decide whether reduction achievement minority students attributable prior de jure segregation remedied extent practicable precedents state kcmsd entitled rather precise statement obligations desegregation decree although district determined egregation caused system wide reduction achievement schools kcmsd never identified incremental effect segregation minority student achievement specific goals missouri jenkins quality education programs cf dayton reconsidering order district apply test freeman pitts supra district consider state role respect quality education programs limited funding implementation programs parties agree improved achievement test scores necessarily required state achieve partial unitary status quality education programs district sharply limit dispense reliance factor brief respondent kcmsd et al brief respondent jenkins et al demographic changes independent de jure segregation affect racial composition student assignments freeman supra numerous external factors beyond control kcmsd state affect minority student achievement long external factors result segregation figure remedial calculus see spangler swann insistence upon academic goals unrelated effects legal segregation unwarrantably postpones day kcmsd able operate district also consider many goals quality education plan already attained kcmsd equipped facilities opportunities available anywhere else country app pet cert kcmsd schools received aaa rating eight years ago present remedial programs place seven years missouri jenkins see beam dissenting denial rehearing en banc may education may economics rising tide lifts boats remedial quality education program tailored remedy injuries suffered victims prior de jure segregation see milliken ii minority students kindergarten grade kcmsd always attended schools minority students kcmsd previously attended schools rated aaa since received remedial education programs period seven years remand district must bear mind end purpose remedy violation extent practicable also restore state local authorities control school system operating compliance constitution freeman supra judgment appeals reversed ordered footnotes april years litigation began district acknowledged kcmsd plaintiffs barely addressed kcmsd proposes ultimately fund school system developed desegregation plan app pet cert context proposal extend funding program ten additional years cost million district noted district proposals include viable method financing programs whether federal order granting salary increases virtually every employee school district including personnel part school desegregation remedy conflicts applicable decisions require remedial components must directly address relate constitutional violation tailored cure condition offends constitution pet cert see also jenkins missouri district september held state defendants kcmsd liable intradistrict segregation jenkins missouri june order district rejected claims interdistrict violations jenkins missouri case plaintiffs made unsuccessful claims state well suburban federal kansas defendants interdistrict relief also made successful intradistrict claims state kcmsd jenkins missouri en banc argument kcmsd officially sanctioned suburban flight looks first kcmsd violation district clearly found intradistrict nature see also green school bd new kent county approving desegregation plan racial composition black white wright council city emporia approving desegregation plan racial composition black white scotland neck city bd approving implicitly desegregation plan racial composition black white prior missouri mandated segregated schools black white children jenkins missouri supp wd mo immediately decision brown board education state attorney general issued opinion declaring provisions mandated segregation unenforceable school year kcmsd students black kcmsd became black school year black school year missouri jenkins black school year ibid kcmsd implemented desegregation plan order ensure school within kcmsd minimum minority enrollment overall enrollment kcmsd decreased time plan first implemented time period white enrollment decreased ibid compare supra jenkins one alleged discriminatory actions committed state federal defendants ha caused significant current interdistrict segregation jenkins missouri holdings bolstered district findings preponderance black students district due state kcmsd constitutional violations caused white flight hearing liability issue case abundance evidence many residents kcmsd left district moved suburbs district efforts integrate schools app see also scotland neck city bd recognizing implementation desegregation remedy may result white flight justice souter construes appeals determination mean violations state kcmsd cause segregation within limits ssd post appeals decided question behest plaintiffs present future kcmsd students standing challenge segregation within confines ssd cf lujan defenders wildlife ergo appeals meant exactly said requirements milliken met district specific findings negate current significant interdistrict effects jenkins extent district adopted quality education program goal desegregative attractiveness goal longer valid see supra missouri jenkins justice concurring mere fact one question must answered another insulate former rule lebron national railroad passenger corporation dissenting slip op reject state contention propriety district remedy fairly included question whether student achievement valid measure partial unitary status quality education program brief petitioners state however also challenges district order setting salaries persons employed kansas city missouri school district kcmsd order stated basis ruling grounded remedying vestiges segregation improving desegregative attractiveness kcmsd order improve desegregative attractiveness kcmsd district must hire retain high quality teachers administrators staff app pet cert question presented petition certiorari asks whether order comports cases requiring remedies address relate constitutional violation tailored cure condition offends constitution pet cert thus missouri jenkins state asks whether salary increases appropriate means achieve district goal desegregative attractiveness also whether goal legitimately relates predicate constitutional violation propriety desegregative attractiveness remedial purpose therefore simply issue prior clearly presented question lebron supra slip issue presented question one appropriately necessarily consider answering question beyond plain words question presented state opening brief placed respondents notice argument fully state pages discussion devoted desegregative attractiveness suburban comparability see brief petitioners focus come surprise every stage litigation notes ante state questioned whether salary increase order exceeded nature scope constitutional violation disposing argument lower courts explicitly relied need desegregative attractiveness suburban comparability see significant finding respect earlier funding order salary increases essential comply desegregation order high quality teachers administrators staff must hired improve desegregative attractiveness kcmsd addition compensating victims remedy case also designed reverse white flight offering superior educational opportunities given state persistence specificity lower decisions respondents ignored state arguments white flight desegregative attractiveness peril instead engaged arguments merits missouri jenkins see brief respondent kcmsd et al brief respondent jenkins et al perhaps response made artfully completely dissenting justices like made nevertheless whatever cause respondents supposed failure appreciate really stake post souter dissenting certainly lack fair notice given notice unfairness resolving issue unlike bray alexandria women health clinic example order decide particular question one find complaint claims respondents admitted resolve question presented ruled lower revise rule petition certiorari brief opposition later briefs determines questions presented penalize parties addressing issue specifically denied supplemental briefing slip case one need read opinions see question desegregative attractiveness presented passed upon lower courts petition certiorari see properly presented briefs see fully argued merits thought deciding question bray presented unfairness briefed albeit sparingly parties prior first oral argument souter concurring judgment part dissenting part slip hardly cause cry foul today transgresses bounds orderly adjudication resolving genuine dispute properly presented decision merits resolution dispute comports hills gautreaux missouri jenkins held per se rule federal courts lack authority order parties found violated constitution undertake remedial efforts beyond municipal boundaries city violation occurred holding follows judgment milliken bradley milliken interdistrict remedy permissible upon showing constitutional violation within one district produces significant segregative effect another district per se rule petitioner urged upon gautreaux erected arbitrary mechanical shield city limits contradicted holding milliken remedies may go beyond boundaries constitutional violator gautreaux however eliminate requirement milliken territorial transgression permissible upon showing intradistrict constitutional violation produced significant interdistrict segregative effects anything opinion repeatedly affirmed principle see gautreaux supra important purposes gautreaux way contravenes underlying principle scope desegregation remedies even solely intradistrict determined nature extent constitutional violation milliken supra citing swann bd gautreaux simply give federal courts blank check impose unlimited remedies upon constitutional violator initial matter gautreaux may even concerned case interdistrict relief least sense milliken school desegregation cases understood opinion made clear authority department housing urban development hud extends beyond chicago missouri jenkins city limits see gautreaux supra hud administrative practice treated chicago metropolitan area undifferentiated whole thus relevant geographic area purposes respondents housing options chicago housing market chicago city limits ibid relevant district greater metropolitan area drawing remedial line city limits arbitrary mechanical justice souter post makes much hud phrased question presented whether appropriate grant relief discrimination public housing absence finding violation gautreaux supra hud obviously interest phrasing question thus since emphasizes alleged deviation milliken free reject hud characterization relevant district housing market area usually extends beyond city limits larger markets may extend several adjoining counties order hud cha regulating conduct greater metropolitan area take account hud expert determination area relevant respondents housing opportunities thus wholly commensurate nature extent constitutional violation quoting milliken supra distinction notwithstanding dissent emphasizes gautreaux reversed finding appeals either interdistrict violation interdistrict segregative effect missouri jenkins may present argues implicit holding suggestion district lines may ignored even absent showing interdistrict segregative effects post island entire statement must read context explained rejected petitioner categorical suggestion metropolitan area relief case impermissible matter law appeals gone far way suggesting district consider metropolitan area relief conditions milliken interdistrict violation significant interdistrict segregative effects established factual matter reversed findings appellate order preserve district proper role acknowledged dissent post finding necessary facts exercising discretion accordingly indeed repeated requirement significant segregative effect another district milliken supra held appeals unsupported speculation falls far short demonstration required gautreaux supra little need overrule appeals expressly factual matters indeed irrelevant reading hills gautreaux affirmation deviation milliken appeals adopted earlier phase litigation milliken hills make clear may grant interdistrict relief remedy constitutional violation ssd suburban school district remedy interdistrict effect ssd caused constitutional violation kcmsd jenkins missouri en banc perhaps gautreaux mentioned briefly respondents missouri jenkins post case may actually lend support state argument absent gautreaux dissent hangs semantic distinction district mean intradistrict violation apparently means today district meant violation within kcmsd led segregation outside school districts played part violation mean violation produced effects sort beyond district post relevant inquiry milliken gautreaux however whether intradistrict violation produced effects sort beyond district rather whether violation caused significant segregative effects across district boundaries milliken supra appeals affirmed district initial remedial order specifically stated district dealt issue whether ssds suburban school districts constitutional violators also whether significant interdistrict segregative effects made specific findings negate current significant interdistrict effects concluded requirements milliken met jenkins missouri holding unambiguous neither legal responsibility causal effects kcmsd racial segregation transgressed boundaries absent interdistrict violation segregative effects milliken gautreaux permit regional remedial plan justice souter however introduce different level ambiguity arguing district took limited view effects segregative white flight produced significant effects school districts form greatly increased numbers white students effects segregative beyond kcmsd departing missouri jenkins students absorbed wholly unitary systems post even accurate characterization district findings little significance authority order interdistrict relief remedy appropriate eliminate interdistrict segregation directly caused constitutional violation milliken supra whatever effects kcmsd constitutional violation may ventured surrounding districts effects justify interdistrict relief segregative beyond kcmsd school desegregation remedies intended remedies restore victims discriminatory conduct position occupied absence conduct milliken paradigmatic case interdistrict violation district boundaries drawn basis race regional remedy appropriate ensure integration across district lines surrounding districts contribute constitutional violation affirmative acts intended segregate races districts arrang white students residing detroit district attend schools oakland macomb counties milliken course permits interdistrict remedies instances interdistrict violations beyond interdistrict remedies also proper constitutional violation within one district produces significant segregative effect another district segregative effect may present predominantly black district accepts black children adjacent districts see perhaps even fact intradistrict segregation actually causes whites flee district cf gautreaux example avoid discriminatorily underfunded schools actions produce regional segregation along district lines missouri jenkins cases purely intradistrict violation caused significant interdistrict segregative effect certain interdistrict remedies may appropriate however segregative effects district constitutional violation contained within district boundaries justification remedy interdistrict nature scope district found kcmsd students attended schools separated race facilities literally rotted jenkins missouri supp wd mo district course order restorations remedies place previously segregated black kcmsd students par white kcmsd counterparts district went however ordered certain improvements kcmsd whole including schools previously segregated remedies may also justified state argue point light finding segregation caused system wide reduction student achievement schools kcmsd jenkins missouri supp wd mo remedies obviously may benefit suffer indeed may even profited past segregation categorical constitutional prohibition enjoying collateral incidental benefits remedial plan designed restore victims discriminatory conduct position occupied absence conduct milliken supra thus restoring kcmsd unitary status attract whites school district reversal white exodus legal consequence district case however transgressed constitutional bounds remedial powers make desegregative attractiveness underlying goal remedy specific purpose missouri jenkins reversing trend white flight however troubling trend may remedying within district authority directly caused constitutional violation dissent attempt reconcile different statements lower courts whether white flight caused segregation desegregation see ante post one fact however uncontroverted district found kcmsd racially segregated constitutional violation remedies flow case also found neither interdistrict violation significant interdistrict segregative effects see jenkins missouri ante whether white exodus resulted school district black caused district remedial orders natural unfortunate demographic forces directly district segregative effects kcmsd constitutional violation transcend geographical boundaries light finding district order remedies seeking rectify regional demographic trends go beyond nature scope constitutional violation case like school desegregation litigation concerned elimination discrimination inherent dual school systems myriad factors human existence cause discrimination multitude ways racial religious ethnic grounds swann bd myriad factors readily corrected judicial intervention best addressed representative branches time recognized ample authority legislatures possess combat racial injustice see wisconsin mitchell slip jones alfred mayer co missouri jenkins katzenbach morgan south carolina katzenbach true legislative efforts classify persons basis race mandated strict judicial scrutiny ensure personal right equal protection laws infringed richmond croson co plurality opinion true strict scrutiny strict theory fatal fact fullilove klutznick marshall concurring judgment cf post thomas concurring applying strict scrutiny distinguish unconstitutional discrimination narrowly tailored remedial programs legislatures may enact compelling governmental interest redressing effects past discrimination courts however different necessary restrictions jurisdiction authority contained article iii constitution limit judiciary institutional capacity prescribe palliatives societal ills unfortunate fact racial imbalance bias society however pervasive invidious admit judicial intervention absent constitutional violation thus even though civil war amendments altered balance authority federal state legislatures see ex parte virginia justice thomas cogently observes federal courts federal level either case article iii courts constrained inherent constitutional limitations powers post unlike congress enjoys discretion determining whether legislation needed secure guarantees fourteenth amendment croson quoting katzenbach morgan federal courts comparable license missouri jenkins must always observe limited judicial role indeed school desegregation context federal courts specifically admonished take account interests state local authorities managing affairs milliken bradley milliken ii light intrusion area education historically sovereign lopez slip op lay claim right history expertise kennedy concurring slip op case may myriad factors human existence swann supra prompted white exodus kcmsd district justify transgression constitutional principles simply invoking desegregative attractiveness today discusses desegregative attractiveness insofar supports salary increase order review see ante properly refrains addressing propriety remedies district ordered revised extended history case remedies may also improper extent serve goals desegregative attractiveness suburban comparability hold today impermissible conversely district may able justify remedies without reliance goals questions rightly leaves answered remand enough affirm principle nature desegregation remedy determined nature scope constitutional violation milliken ii supra reasons join opinion missouri jenkins justice thomas concurring never ceases amaze courts willing assume anything predominantly black must inferior instead focusing remedying harm done black schoolchildren injured segregation district sought convert kansas city missouri school district kcmsd magnet district reverse white flight caused desegregation respect join decision concerning two remedial issues presented review write separately however add thoughts respect overall course litigation order evaluate scope remedy must understand scope constitutional violation nature remedial powers federal courts two threads jurisprudence produced unfortunate situation district taken upon experiment education kcmsd black youth first read cases support theory black students suffer unspecified psychological harm segregation retards mental educational development approach relies upon questionable social science research rather constitutional principle also missouri jenkins rests assumption black inferiority second permitted federal courts exercise virtually unlimited equitable powers remedy alleged constitutional violation exercise authority trampled upon principles federalism separation powers freed courts pursue agendas unrelated narrow purpose precisely remedying constitutional harm mere fact school black mean product constitutional violation racial imbalance establish violation constitution fordice thomas concurring slip instead order find unconstitutional segregation require plaintiffs prove essential elements de jure segregation stated simply current condition segregation resulting intentional state action directed specifically allegedly segregated schools keyes school dist denver emphasis added differentiating factor de jure segregation de facto segregation purpose intent segregate emphasis original present case district inferred continuing constitutional violation two primary facts existence de jure segregation kcmsd prior existence de facto segregation today district found kcmsd operated segregated schools black students schools district black desegregation efforts reduced figure somewhat district stressed schools remained racially isolated black jenkins missouri jenkins missouri supp wd mo district followed kcmsd dismantled dual system entirely district also concluded kcmsd failure become integrated basis dual system still exerted lingering effects upon kcmsd black students whose general attitude inferiority produced low achievement ultimately limits employment opportunities causes poverty without district findings supported finding liability state clear existence schools indication state practicing segregation see swann bd pasadena city bd ed spangler freeman pitts continuing racial isolation schools de jure segregation ended may well reflect voluntary housing choices private decisions instance demography entire kcmsd changed considerably since though blacks accounted kcmsd enrollment school district black certain schools overwhelmingly black district black hardly sure sign intentional state action search intentional state action district linked state dual school system two ways first found past state placed imprimatur racial discrimination explained laws jim crow era created atmosphere private white individuals justify bias prejudice blacks possible result private missouri jenkins realtors bankers insurers engaged discriminatory activities otherwise occurred district acknowledged state alleged encouragement private discrimination fairly tenuous basis finding liability ibid district therefore rested state liability simple fact state intentionally created dual school system failed fulfill affirmative duty disestablishing dual school system subsequent according district schools whose student bodies black constituted vestiges prior de jure segregation state kcmsd obligation eliminate later course issuing first remedial order district added system wide reduction student achievement schools kcmsd also vestige prior de jure segregation jenkins missouri supp wd mo emphasis deleted subsequent order district indicated white flight another vestige segregated system app order vestige supply ground exercise remedial authority must clearly traceable dual school system vestiges segregation concern law school case may subtle intangible nonetheless must real causal link de jure violation remedied freeman pitts district courts must confuse missouri jenkins consequences de jure segregation results larger social forces private decisions simply always case demographic forces causing population change bear real substantial relation de jure violation ibid accord scalia concurring columbus bd ed penick rehnquist dissenting pasadena city bd ed spangler supra segregation recedes farther past likely kinds continuous massive demographic shifts freeman real source racial imbalance poor educational performance school district emphasized beyond authority beyond practical ability federal courts try counteract social changes ibid district holds state liable discrimination almost years last official state action must show schools high black populations low test scores district judge make clear high black enrollments certain schools fairly traceable state missouri actions doubt missouri maintained despicable system segregation question district conclusion state enforced segregation actions lack thereof proximately caused racial isolation predominantly black schools fact finding liability comes late day think incumbent upon district explain recent social demographic phenomena cause vestiges district without basis real finding intentional government action district imposition missouri jenkins liability upon state missouri improperly rests upon theory racial imbalances unconstitutional indulged presumption often irrebuttable practice presently observed racial imbalance proximately caused intentional state action prior de jure era fordice thomas concurring slip citing dayton bd ed brinkman keyes school dist effect found racial imbalances constituted ongoing constitutional violation continued inflict harm black students position appears rest upon idea school black inferior blacks succeed without benefit company whites district willingness adopt stereotypes stemmed misreading earliest school desegregation case brown board education brown noted several psychological sociological studies purporting show de jure segregation harmed black students generating feeling inferiority seizing upon passage brown district asserted forced segregation ruins attitudes inherently unequal district suggested inequality continues full force even end de jure segregation general attitude inferiority among blacks produces low achievement ultimately limits employment opportunities causes poverty may true poverty results low achievement regardless race undeniable families black district stipulated eliminated vestiges prior dual system finds inferior education indigenous missouri jenkins dual school system lingering effects kcmsd ibid citations omitted clear district misunderstood meaning brown brown say racially missouri jenkins isolated schools inherently inferior harm identified tied purely de jure segregation de facto segregation indeed brown need rely upon psychological research order announce simple yet fundamental truth government discriminate among citizens basis race see mcconnell originalism desegregation decisions rev unanimous opinion indicated field public education doctrine separate equal place separate educational facilities inherently unequal brown heart interpretation equal protection clause lies principle government must treat citizens individuals members racial ethnic religious groups reason must subject racial classifications strictest scrutiny aside two decisions rendered midst wartime see hirabayashi korematsu proven automatically fatal segregation unconstitutional might caused psychological feelings inferiority public school systems separated blacks provided superior educational resources making blacks feel superior whites sent lesser schools violate fourteenth amendment whether white students felt stigmatized school systems positions races reversed psychological injury benefit irrelevant question whether state actors engaged intentional discrimination critical inquiry ascertaining violations equal protection clause judiciary fully competent make independent determinations concerning existence state action without missouri jenkins unnecessary misleading assistance social sciences regardless relative quality schools segregation violated constitution state classified students based race course segregation additionally harmed black students relegating schools substandard facilities resources neutral policies local school assignments offend constitution individual private choices concerning work residence produce schools high black populations see keyes school dist constitution prevent individuals choosing live together work together send children school together long state interfere choices basis race given desegregation produced predicted leaps forward black educational achievement reason think black students learn well surrounded members race integrated environment indeed may well true historically black colleges true black middle high schools despite origins shameful history segregation institutions source pride blacks attended source hope black families want benefits learning children fordice thomas concurring slip distinctive histories traditions slip black schools function center symbol black communities provide examples independent black leadership success achievement thus even district firmer ground identifying link kcmsd de jure segregation present racial isolation missouri jenkins district schools mere de facto segregation unaccompanied discriminatory inequalities educational resources constitute continuing harm end de jure segregation racial isolation harm segregation separation harm integration therefore way blacks receive proper education must something inferior blacks theory segregation injures blacks blacks left achieve way thinking conclusion result jurisprudence based upon theory black inferiority misconception drawn courts away important goal desegregation point equal protection clause enforce strict ensure blacks whites treated equally state without regard skin color lower courts swayed easy answers social science accept findings assumptions sociology psychology price constitutional principle ii authorized district courts remedy past de jure segregation reassigning students order eliminate decrease observed racial imbalances even present methods pupil assignment facially neutral see swann bd green school bd new kent county district merely took approach logical next step racial proportions goal schools must improve facilities attract white students district racial balance restored right proportions thus fault problem correct today lies twisted theory racial missouri jenkins injuries also approach remedies necessary correct racial imbalances district unwarranted focus psychological harm blacks racial imbalances half tale subscribe theory injury predicated black inferiority also married concept liability expansive approach remedial powers given federal courts freedom use measure necessary reverse problems racial isolation low educational achievement proven stubbornly resistant government policies permitted constitutional principles federalism separation powers stand way drive reform schools thus district ordered massive expenditures local state authorities without congressional executive authorization without indication measures attract whites back kcmsd raise kcmsd test scores time come us put genie back bottle constitution extends judicial power cases law equity arising constitution laws treaties made authority art iii assume purposes case remedial authority federal courts inherent judicial power general equitable remedial power expressly granted constitution statute inherent judicial power however reluctant approve aggressive extravagant use instead exercise manner consistent history traditions see chambers nasco kennedy dissenting young missouri jenkins ex rel vuitton et fils scalia concurring judgment motivated worthy desire eradicate segregation however disregarded principle given courts unprecedented authority shape remedy equity although times invalidated decree beyond bounds equitable remedy see milliken bradley milliken instances far outnumbered expansions equity power montgomery cty bd example allowed federal courts desegregate faculty staff according specific mathematical ratios ultimate goal school system roughly proportions white black faculty swann bd permitted federal courts order busing set racial targets school populations alter attendance zones milliken bradley milliken ii approved use remedial compensatory education programs paid state upholding measures indicated trial judges virtually boundless discretion crafting remedies identified constitutional violation swann put nce right violation shown scope district equitable powers remedy past wrongs broad breadth flexibility inherent equitable remedies say nature violation determines scope remedy next sentence signaled weak limitation default school authorities obligation proffer acceptable remedies district broad power fashion remedy assure unitary school system ibid missouri jenkins perhaps understandable permitted lower courts exercise sweeping powers although authorized federal courts work toward system determining admission public schools nonracial basis brown board education brown ii resistance brown produced little desegregation time decided green school board new kent county supra impatience pace desegregation lack effort part school boards led us approve extraordinary remedial measures powers temporary used overcome widespread resistance dictates constitution judicial overreaching see us today perhaps price pay approval extraordinary remedies past prior decision litigation suggested approve continued use expansive powers even need exercise disappeared missouri jenkins jenkins district case ordered increase local property taxes order fund capital improvements plan kcmsd ordered finance plan pay share due state constitutional statutory provisions placing cap property taxes although held principles comity barred district imposing tax increase except last resort also concluded order kcmsd raise taxes enjoin state laws preventing kcmsd little analysis held order directing local government body levy taxes plainly judicial act within power federal missouri jenkins willingness unleash federal equitable power reached areas beyond school desegregation federal courts used structural injunctions known supervise nation schools also manage prisons see hutto finney mental hospitals thomas flaherty cert denied public housing hills gautreaux see generally horowitz courts social policy judges directed managed reconstruction entire institutions bureaucracies little regard inherent limitations authority extravagant uses judicial power odds history tradition equity power framers design available historical records suggest framers intend federal equitable remedies reach broadly permitted anticipating growth modern doctrine criticized constitution might read grant broad equitable powers federal courts response defenders constitution sold new framework government public espousing narrower interpretation equity power attack constitution followed open federalist effort narrow provision appropriate conclusion drafters ratifiers constitution approved limited construction offered response see mcintyre ohio elections commission thomas concurring judgment slip rise english equity courts alternative rigors common law battle courts equity courts common law familiar tale see plucknett concise missouri jenkins history common law ed middle century equity developed precise legal system encompassing certain recognized categories cases involving special property forms trusts common law provide relief fraud forgery mistake see holdsworth history english law milsom historical foundations common law baker introduction english legal history ed fixed system specific actions called specific equitable remedy blackstone described principal differences courts law courts equity lying modes administering justice mode proof mode trial mode relief blackstone commentaries last english jurist noted courts equity held concurrent jurisdiction want specific remedy obtained courts law throughout discussion blackstone emphasized courts equity must governed rules precedents less courts law equity still sea floated upon occasional opinion judge happened preside might entertain conscience every particular case inconvenience arise uncertainty worse evil hardship follow rules strict inflexible remedial discretion cabined blackstone warned equity courts undermined rule law produced arbitrary government judiciary powers become arbitrary endured country like boasts governed respects missouri jenkins law ibid omitted see also cautioned framers approached equity suspicion thomas jefferson put relieve judges rigour text law permit pretorian discretion wander equity whole legal system becomes incertain papers thomas jefferson boyd ed suspicion judicial discretion led criticism article iii ratification constitution attacked constitution extension federal judicial power cases law equity arising constitution federal statutes according reference equity granted federal judges excessive discretion deviate requirements law said federal farmer thus joining word equity word law mean thing seem mean give judge discretionary power federal farmer january complete storing ed hereinafter storing hoped constitution mention equity jurisdiction intended lodge arbitrary power discretion judges decide conscience opinions caprice politics might dictate another brutus argued missouri jenkins equity power allow federal courts explain constitution according reasoning spirit without confined words letter brutus january predicted brutus result growth federal power entire subversion legislative executive judicial powers individual see mcdowell equity constitution criticisms provoked federalist response explained meaning article iii words answering challenge federalist papers alexander hamilton described narrow role federal judicial power play initially hamilton conceded federal courts freedom interpreting laws federal judges lifetime tenure federalist cooke ed nonetheless hamilton argued blackstone describing english equity courts rules established practices limit control judicial power avoid arbitrary discretion courts indispensable bound strict rules precedents serve define point duty every particular case comes cf story commentaries equity jurisprudence pp redfield ed hamilton emphasized great primary use equity give relief extraordinary cases principles relief missouri jenkins governed reduced regular system federalist response concerns equity permit federal judges unchecked discretion hamilton explicitly relied upon precise nature equity system prevailed england transplanted america equity jurisdiction necessary hamilton argued litigation individuals often contain claims fraud accident trust hardship render matter object equitable rather legal jurisdiction cases hamilton concluded foreigners concerned either side impossible federal judicatories justice without equitable well legal jurisdiction thus hamilton sought narrow expansive reading inherent judicial equity power demonstrating defined nature english colonial equity system specified claims remedies continue exist federal judiciary line prevailing understanding equity time hamilton described article iii equity jurisdiction certain types cases rather broad remedial power hamilton merely repeated principle equity controlled less rules practices common law light historical evidence come surprise early record exercise broad remedial powers certainly structural injunctions issued federal courts examples continuing judicial supervision management governmental institutions exercises judicial power appeared violate principles state sovereignty separation powers late day turn century born desegregation litigation missouri jenkins suits affirmative injunctions virtually unknown decided ex parte young dwyer pendent jurisdiction eleventh amendment cal rev footnotes omitted indeed appears framers continued follow english equity practice well ratification see robinson campbell wheat least given federalists public explanation ratification federal equity power exercise power impose equitable remedies sparingly subject clear rules guiding use two clear restraints use equity power federalism separation powers derive form government federal courts pause using inherent equitable powers intrude proper sphere long recognized education primarily concern local authorities ocal autonomy school districts vital national tradition dayton bd ed brinkman see also lopez slip kennedy concurring milliken san antonio independent school dist rodriguez ante concurring structural reform decree eviscerates state discretionary authority program budgets forces state officials reallocate state resources funds desegregation plan expense citizens government programs institutions represented see dwyer supra district courts seize complete control schools strip state local governments one important missouri jenkins governmental responsibilities thus deny existence independent governmental entities federal courts possess capabilities state local governments addressing difficult educational problems state local school officials bear responsibility educational decisions also better equipped single federal judge make policy curricular funding choices necessary bring school district compliance constitution see wright council city emporia burger dissenting federal courts simply gather sufficient information render effective decree limited resources induce compliance seek political public support remedies see generally schuck suing government presume institutional ability set effective educational budgetary administrative policy transform least dangerous branch dangerous one missouri jenkins separation powers imposes additional restraints judiciary exercise remedial powers sure case one branch government encroaching prerogatives another rather power federal government nonetheless federal courts federal level either case article iii courts constrained inherent constitutional limitations powers simply certain things courts order remain courts difference courts running school systems prisons courts running executive branch agencies case district exercise legislative power tax also engaged budgeting staffing educational decisions judgments location aesthetic quality schools administrative oversight monitoring functions involve legislative executive rather judicial power see generally jenkins kennedy concurring part concurring judgment nagel separation powers scope federal equitable remedies stan rev alexander hamilton explained limited authority federal courts courts must declare sense law disposed exercise instead judgment consequence equally substitution pleasure legislative body federalist federal judges make fundamentally political decisions priorities receive funds staff educational goals sought values taught federal judges undertake local tasks detract independence dignity federal courts intrude areas missouri jenkins little expertise cf mishkin federal courts state reformers lee rev perhaps surprising broad equitable powers crept jurisprudence vest judges discretion escape constraints dictates law legal rules believe must impose precise standards guidelines federal equitable power restore predictability law reduce judicial discretion also ensure constitutional remedies actually targeted toward injured dissent approval district treatment salary increases typical failure place limits equitable remedial power dissent frames inquiry thus issue whether salary increases ordered district reasonably related towards achieving goal remedying systemwide reduction student achievement keeping mind broad discretion enjoyed district exercising equitable powers post response question dissent concludes difficult see district abused discretion either orders post characterizes lower orders beyond reproach post standard review vague whether decrees directly address relate constitutional violation milliken ii difficult ever find remedial order unreasonable criteria provide district courts little guidance provide appellate courts principles review trial decisions standard reduces one believes fair remedy vaguely appears good fit violation remedy little hope missouri jenkins imposing constraints equity power framers envisioned constitutional system requires contrary dissent conclusion district remedial orders tension two principles first district retained jurisdiction implementation modification remedial decree instead terminating involvement issuing remedy although briefly mentioned brown ii temporary measure overcome local resistance desegregation uring period transition courts retain jurisdiction concept continuing judicial involvement permitted district courts revise remedies constantly order reach broad abstract often elusive goal approach deprive parties finality clear understanding responsibilities also tends inject judiciary management institutions local policies function lies outside article iii competence cf fuller forms limits adjudication harv rev much district overreaching case occurred employed method shape reshape remedial decree using missouri jenkins authority continuing jurisdiction pursued goal decreasing racial isolation regardless cost difficulties engineering demographic changes wherever possible district courts focus remedial discretion devising implementing unified remedy single decree method still provide lower courts substantial flexibility tailor remedy fit violation courts employ contempt power ensure compliance ensure overstep boundaries article iii powers however district courts refrain exercising authority manner supplants proper sphere reserved political branches coordinate duty enforce constitution dictates whose authority schools long sought preserve remaining aware limited nature remedial powers giving respect due governmental authorities judiciary ensure desire good tempt abandoning limited role constitutional government second district failed target equitable remedies case specifically cure harm suffered victims segregation course missouri jenkins initial important aspect remedy eliminate invidious racial distinctions matters student assignments transportation staff resource allocation activities element desegregation decrees fairly straightforward produced many examples overreaching district courts compensatory ingredient many desegregation plans produced many difficulties case us found segregation caused system wide reduction student achievement schools kcmsd district ordered series magnet school plans educational programs capital improvements criticizes today interdistrict nature ordering programs district exceeded authority benefitting victims discriminatory conduct kcmsd whole may experienced reduced achievement levels raising test scores entire district goal sufficiently tailored restoring victims segregation position occupied absent discrimination school district discriminated basis race school district race goes without saying individuals suffer discrimination individuals receive remedy course district may see fit order necessary remedies side effect benefitting victims segregation order broad remedies indiscriminately benefit school district whole rather individual students suffered discrimination remedies tend indicate efforts achieve broader purposes lying beyond scope violation swann also force missouri jenkins state local governments work toward benefit suffered harm actions ensure district courts embark broad initiatives future demand remedial decrees precisely designed benefit victims segregation remedies discrimination must serve compelling governmental interest met desegregation cases also must narrowly tailored interest see richmond croson plurality opinion absence special circumstances remedy de jure segregation ordinarily include educational programs students school even alive period segregation although doubt kcmsd students benefit many initiatives ordered democratically accountable state local officials decide whether made available even never harmed segregation iii missouri jenkins even segregation present must remember deserving end justify possible means desire reform school district institution captivate judiciary forgets constitutionally mandated role usurpation traditionally local control education takes judiciary beyond proper sphere also deprives elected officials constitutional powers point must recognize judiciary omniscient problems require remedy constitutional proportions appears low achievement levels never properly attributed discriminatory actions part state kcmsd district simply found kcmsd test scores national norms reading mathematics without statistics meaningless studies cited brown received harsh criticism see yudof school desegregation legal realism reasoned elaboration social science research contemp probs autumn graglia disaster decree decisions race schools moreover simply conclusive evidence desegregation either sparked permanent jump achievement scores black children remedied psychological feelings inferiority black schoolchildren might see bradley bradley academic achievement black students desegregated schools rev educational research john school desegregation outcomes children epps impact school desegregation aspirations aspects personality contemp probs spring contra crain mahard desegregation black achievement review research contemp probs summer crain mahard effect research methodology studies sociology although gap black white test scores narrowed past two decades appears resulted gains socioeconomic status black families desegregation see armor black educational achievement rising public interest summer blackstone wrote set great eminent lawyers degrees erected system relief administered equity regular science attained without study experience science law understood may known remedy suitor entitled expect mode suit readily much precision equity law blackstone federal farmer particularly feared combination equity law federal courts dangerous thing vest judge power decide law also general powers equity law restrain step shoes missouri jenkins equity give judgment reason opinion may dictate precedents country yet regulate divisions equity great britain equity therefore many years mere discretion federal farmer october storing system writer concluded spark freedom found ibid certain aspects desegregation plan example compensatory educational programs orders state pay half costs come perilously close abrogating state eleventh amendment immunity federal money damage awards see edelman jordan federal remedial power may include retroactive award requires payment funds state treasury although held milliken ii remedies run afoul eleventh amendment difficult see constitute purely prospective relief rather retrospective compensation see bator meltzer mishkin shapiro hart wechsler federal courts federal system ed course state treasury inevitably must fund state compliance injunctions commanding prospective relief see edelman supra require state supply money comply orders compensatory purpose first district set achieve unspecified levels racial balance kcmsd schools raise test scores school districts whole order achieve goal ordered quality education programs address system wide reduction student achievement caused segregation even though never specified extent dual system actually done state spent million kcmsd achieved aaa rating see ante district decided even measures needed ordered massive magnet school capital improvement plan attract whites kcmsd app district missouri jenkins decided kcmsd needed better instructional staff ordered new hiring ante district found kcmsd trouble attracting faculty staff ordered round salary increases virtually employees ante every year district holds proceeding review budget proposals educational policies kcmsd formed desegregation monitoring committee assess implementation decrees one need review district first remedial order comprehend level detail made decisions concerning construction facilities staffing educational policy supp see also jenkins kennedy concurring part concurring judgment missouri jenkins justice souter justice stevens justice ginsburg justice breyer join dissenting process orderly adjudication broken case disposes challenges two district many discrete remedial orders declaring district erroneously provided interdistrict remedy intradistrict violation resolves foundational issue going one element district decree accept review case need reach order answer questions accept review specifically refused consider presented prior petition certiorari since circumstances respondent school district pupils naturally came without expecting fundamental premise portion district remedial order become focus case essence misjudgment reviewing repudiating central premise lies failure warned respondents really stake failure lulled respondents addressing case without sufficient attention foundational issue lack attention infected decision one benefit briefing missouri jenkins argument informed appreciation potential breadth ruling deficiencies suffer led effectively overrule unanimous constitutional precedent years standing even addressed argument mentioned merely passing one parties discussed another misleading way departures practices produce informed adjudication call dissent even simple case one trial history years litigation failure provide adequate notice issue decided limit decision issues certiorari clearly granted rules confidence today result sound either fact law years decision brown board education district found state missouri kansas city missouri school district kcmsd failed reform segregated scheme public school education kcmsd previously mandated state required black white children taught separately according race jenkins missouri supp wd mo missouri jenkins brown neither state kcmsd moved dismantle system separate education root branch despite affirmative obligation constitution green school bd new kent county instead kcmsd chose operate completely segregated schools integrated ones jenkins using devices like optional attendance zones liberal transfer policies allo attendance patterns continue segregated basis consequently anniversary brown schools kcmsd student bodies percent black percent black schoolchildren kcmsd attended schools ten years later school year schools remained racially isolated percent black enrollment state kcmsd intentionally created segregated system education subsequently failed correct district concluded state district defaulted obligation uphold constitution neither state kcmsd appealed finding liability district entered series remedial orders aimed eliminating vestiges segregation since district found segregation caused among things system wide reduction student achievement schools kcmsd jenkins missouri supp wd mo emphasis original ordered adoption starting series remedial programs raise educational performance missouri jenkins recognizes district acted well within bounds equitable discretion ante milliken bradley milliken ii held district authorized remedy conditions flowing directly constitutional violations committed state local officials including educational deficits result segregated school system programs aimed correct deficits therefore frequently referred milliken ii programs objection district orders state kcmsd agreed appropriate include number properly targeted educational programs desegregation plan jenkins quoting state desegregation proposal endorsed many initiatives directed improving student achievement district ultimately incorporated decree including calling attainment aaa status kcmsd designation conferred state department elementary secondary education upon consideration limited number criteria indicating school system quantitatively qualitatively resources necessary provide minimum basic education students full day kindergarten summer school tutoring school early childhood development reduction class sizes district also ordered implementation magnet school concept app order extensive capital improvements schools kcmsd jenkins missouri supp wd mo app order jenkins district found magnet schools serve remedy deficiencies student achievement kcmsd missouri jenkins also assist desegregating district attracting white students back school system see app order june ommitment coupled quality planning sufficient resources result establishment magnet schools attract enrollment well integral part improved student achievement see also jenkins missouri foundation plans adopted idea improving kcmsd system time compensate blacks education denied attract whites within without kcmsd formerly black schools district finding physical facilities kcmsd literally rotted jenkins similarly grounded orders capital improvements related remedial objects improving student achievement desegregating kcmsd jenkins improvement school facilities important factor overall success desegregation plan specifically school facility presents safety health hazards students faculty serves obstacle education well maintaining attracting enrollment conditions impede creation good learning climate heating deficiencies leaking roofs reduce effectiveness quality education components contained plan see also jenkins capital improvements required improve education available victims segregation well attract whites schools final element remedy district ordered funding increases teachers salaries step towards raising level student achievement essential kcmsd sufficient missouri jenkins revenues fund operating budget provide quality education including high quality faculty jenkins neither state kcmsd objected increases teachers salaries element comprehensive remedy cost item desegregation budget however state went eighth circuit broad challenge district remedial concept magnet schools orders capital improvements though appeal salary order arguing district run afoul milliken bradley milliken ordering interdistrict remedy intradistrict violation eighth circuit rejected state position jenkins state petitioned certiorari state petition presented two questions review one challenging district authority order property tax increase fund remedial program going legitimacy magnet school concept foundation desegregation plan purely intradistrict violation courts ordered remedies costing hundreds millions dollars stated goals attracting students school district making programs facilities comparable neighboring districts questio presented whether federal remedying intradistrict violation brown board education may impose duty attract additional students school district require improvements make district schools comparable surrounding districts pet cert missouri jenkins missouri jenkins state raise question returned petition certiorari led today decision instead state presented agreed review two questions whether remedial educational desegregation program providing greater educational opportunities victims past de jure segregation provided anywhere else country nonetheless fails satisfy fourteenth amendment thus precluding finding partial unitary status solely student achievement district measured results standardized test scores risen unspecified level whether federal order granting salary increases virtually every employee school district including personnel part school desegregation remedy conflicts applicable decisions require missouri jenkins remedial components must directly address relate constitutional violation tailored cure condition offends constitution pet cert state go beyond discrete issues framed broader foundational question validity district magnet concept decides however reach question initiative sees bar course provision rule nly questions set forth petition fairly included therein considered ante broader issue claims fairly included state salary question claim survive scrutiny standard rule quite simple recognizes held issue fairly comprehended question presented issue must resolved order answer question see ante citing procunier navarette mendenhall end matter since state concedes answer salary questions without addressing soundness magnet element district underlying remedial scheme see brief petitioners question presented dealt terms ignores concession patently correct reason take questions missouri jenkins come us assuming validity district basic remedial concept determine significance test scores assess salary orders relation concept course understand necessity prudential matters like comes degrees deny sometimes differing judgments possible need go beyond question originally accepted even arguably case instead case presents powerful reasons confine discussion questions taken quite naturally respondents chose devote significant attention question raised presumably reason designate printing portions record bearing issue apparently us respondents seemingly gave thought bare possibility missouri jenkins choose deal discrete questions going beyond comprehensive underlying issue entitled reject possibility serious one reason already expressly refused consider foundational issue state expressly attempted raise deliberate refusal entertain important issue reasonable basis infer subsequently allow raised motion without saying advance giving notice party whose interests might adversely affected thus misses point argues foundational issue sense antecedent specific ones raised answered finding error element underlying remedial scheme even correct foundational issue reached rule critical question surely whether issue may fairly decided without clear warning culmination course litigation specifically refused consider issue given indication subsequent change mind answer obviously claim necessity rings particularly hollow one considers really essential decide foundational issue address two questions presented give notice parties intention reach broader issue allow adequate briefing argument yet none simply decides issue without warning respondents doubt lack fairness prudence displayed disappear upon seeing two things first readily questions presented answered terms without giving countenance state successful attempt smuggl additional questions case missouri jenkins grant ed certiorari izumi seimitsu kogyo kabushiki kaisha phillips slip quoting irvine california plurality opinion jackson second decision go beyond questions address issue adequately briefed argued one set parties leads render opinion anchored neither findings evidence contained record controlling precedent squarely odds holding today ii test score question comes us one word play substance insists district order june order relevant test score question review requir ed state continue fund quality education programs student achievement levels kcmsd still national norms many grade levels ante see also ante order contains discussion student achievement levels kcmsd comparison national norms fact explicitly address subject partial unitary status app pet cert reference test scores national norms comes entirely different subsequent order district dated apr review language presumably quoted us appeals opinion affirming district june order canvassed subsequent orders mentioned district finding fact kcmsd still national norms many grade levels citing order apr app pet cert missouri jenkins event important none district appeals opinions orders requires certain level test scores unitary status found indicates test scores thing standing state finding unitary status kcmsd milliken ii programs indeed opinion concurring denial rehearing en banc mentioned although certainly probative governing law eighth circuit dissenting opinion rely expressly disavows dispositive role test scores dissent accepts least part state argument district adopted student achievement goal measured test scores basis determining whether past discrimination remedied deal student achievement quality education program context relieving school district supervision test results must considered test scores however must one factor equation nothing opinion district opinion testimony kcmsd witnesses indicates test results criteria used denying state claim obligation quality education programs ended declaration unitary gibson concurring denial rehearing en banc missouri jenkins recognizes showing state must make freeman order get missouri jenkins finding partial unitary status ante fails acknowledge state even try make freeman showing litigation leading district order june district order triggered motion partial unitary status filed state motion filed kcmsd approval desegregation plan school year see app pet cert state response motion suggested district enter finding partial unitary status district milliken ii component decree state response kcmsd motion approval desegregation plan pp hereinafter state response state failed even allege compliance two three prongs freeman test state claim implementation milliken ii component decree remedied reduction student achievement kcmsd extent practicable simply argued various milliken ii programs implemented state response accordingly hearings held district kcmsd motion state expert witness testified various milliken ii programs implemented increased educational opportunity district app exception effective schools program said nothing effects programs student achievement fact admitted opinion whether programs remedied extent practicable reduction student achievement caused segregation kcmsd stewart testifying behalf state opinion whether educational deficits acknowledged vestiges prior segregation eliminated missouri jenkins extent practicable kansas city school district purpose testimony mr benson thus state failure meet even recognize burden freeman led appeals reject suggestion make finding partial unitary status district milliken ii education programs significant testimony state expert describe missouri jenkins successful establishment several educational programs gave indication whether programs succeeded improving student achievement evidence district respect degree progress elimination vestiges past discrimination best start made evidence record fell far short establishing vestiges eliminated extent practicable state try prove demonstrated good faith commitment whole decree district abuse discretion continuing quality education programs citations omitted looking ahead indeed state believes entitled finding partial unitary status subject educational programs orderly procedural course follow may frame proper motion partial unitary status prepare make record sufficient allow district missouri jenkins appeals address continued need efficacy milliken ii programs development proper unitary status record test scores undoubtedly play role true recognizes parties case agree error require students school district attain national average test score prerequisite finding partial unitary status sorts causes independent vestiges past school segregation might stand way goal ante said test scores clearly relevant determining whether improvement programs cured deficiency student achievement practicable extent district noted finding read dispositive requirement unitary status students scores shown trend improvement remain national norms app pet cert order apr significance fact subject assessment depending course facts developed course unitary status proceedings improvement less national average might reasonably taken show education programs good effect student achievement improvement expected hand test score changes shown flattened might suggest impracticability additional remedial progress significance scores thus open judgment judgment likely sound unless informed record front us admonition district sharply limit reliance test scores ante viewed light missouri jenkins question properly us propriety district recent salary orders suggests otherwise ante district ground orders salary increases solely goal attracting students back kcmsd start district consistently treated salary increases important element remedying systemwide reduction student achievement resulting segregation kcsmd noted question remedial goal expressly approved milliken ii see supra issue whether salary increases ordered district reasonably related achieving goal keeping mind broad discretion enjoyed district exercising equitable powers district first ordered kcmsd salary increases limited teachers basing decision need raise level student achievement essential kcmsd sufficient revenues fund operating budget provide quality education including high quality faculty jenkins state raised objection district order said nothing issue salary increases appeal eighth circuit district order expired parties including state agreed order increasing salaries instructional noninstructional personnel school year app order july district merely ordered salaries kcmsd maintained level following year rejecting state argument desegregation funding salaries discontinued app pet cert order june missouri jenkins district ordered small salary increases instructional personnel end school year app pet cert order june district orders us difficult see district abused discretion either instance district evidence front adopting state position discontinuing desegregation funding salary levels result abrupt drop levels resulting disparity teacher pay district nationwide level increasing much percent mass exodus competent employees likely taking place faced evidence district found continued desegregation funding salaries small increases salaries time essential successful implementation remedial scheme including elevation student achievement absence desegregation funding salaries district able implement desegregation plan high quality personnel necessary implement specialized desegregation programs intended improve educational opportunities reduce racial isolation also ensure diminution quality regular academic program question salary roll back effects drastically impair implementation desegregation remedy salary roll back result excessive employee turnover decline quality missouri jenkins commitment work inability kcmsd achieve objectives desegregation plan order june quoting jenkins jenkins uality education programs magnet schools part remedy vestiges segregation causing system wide reduction student achievement kcmsd schools significant finding district respect earlier funding order salary increases essential comply desegregation orders high quality teachers administrators staff must hired improve desegregative attractiveness kcmsd evident district substantial evidence statistically significant reduction turnover rates employees dramatic increase percentage certified employees selecting kcmsd salary increases significant decline number employees lost districts heard testimony average performance evaluation professional employees increased positively significantly nothing exceptionable lower courts findings relationship salaries missouri jenkins district remedial objectives certainly nothing record suggests obvious error amounts increases ordered tempting question place salary increases administrative maintenance personnel desegregation order appeals addressed temptation specifically affirming district finding personnel critical success desegregation effort referring order june app pet cert circumstances district whose schools plagued leaking roofs defective lighting reeking lavatories see jenkins jenkins teachers increases district appeals beyond reproach finding affirming order remedy educational deficits flowing segregation kcmsd persons charged implementing remedial plan must qualified persons reasonably attainable app pet cert indeed question district salary orders insofar relate objective raising level student achievement kcmsd rather overlooks basis orders altogether suggests district rested approval salary increases object drawing students district schools missouri jenkins ante rejects increases reason seems clear however district appeals viewed salary orders serving two complementary distinct purposes extent district concludes remand salary orders justified reference quality education alone nothing opinion precludes orders remaining effect iii fuel dissent face opinion projects appealing pragmatism seeming cut details many facts applying rule law claim precedential support intuitive sense error imposing interdistrict remedy cure merely intradistrict violation since district consistently described violation solely intradistrict since object magnet schools plan includes attracting students district districts result seems follow necessity logic arguments detail calls fair warning may carry great weight attractiveness analysis disappears however soon recognize two things first district mean intradistrict violation apparently means today district meant violation within missouri jenkins kcmsd led segregation outside school districts played part violation mean violation produced effects sort beyond district indeed record indicates district understood violation produce effects spanning district borders leading greater segregation within kcmsd reversal district sought accomplish establishing magnet schools insofar assumes fact least enough record cast serious doubt assumption second violates existing case law even apparent view facts segregation violation within kcmsd produced proven effects segregative otherwise outside assuming true decision rule interdistrict remedies intradistrict violations applies case solely remedy meant produce missouri jenkins effects outside district violation occurred flatly contrary established precedent appears assume effects segregation wholly contained within kcmsd based assumption argues remedy looking beyond district boundaries forbidden position rests premise district appeals erred finding segregation produced effects outside district hence error treated reversal effects proper subject equitable power eliminate remaining vestiges old segregation far practicable shown trial eighth circuit wrong facts however record us factual assumption least questionable basis removing one major foundation desegregation decree course claim position say sure wrong like victim approach case uninformed warning foundational issue dispositive sole point obvious sense correct wherever truth may ultimately lie sure district found appeals affirmed ssds taken action contributing segregation kcmsd jenkins missouri app order june courts concluded constitutional violations committed state kcmsd produced significant segregative effects ssds operated unitary districts since shortly decision brown jenkins app indeed missouri jenkins basis findings district concluded dealing intradistrict violation consistently decision milliken refused consolidate ssds kcmsd jenkins app inconsistency findings possibility however actions state kcmsd produced significant effects outside kcmsd led greater segregation within contrary district appeals concurred finding preponderance black students kcmsd due state kcmsd constitutional violations caused white flight existence segregated schools led white flight kcmsd suburban districts private schools jenkins citing district order august app egregated schools constitutional violation ha led white flight kcmsd suburban districts large numbers students leaving schools kansas city attending private schools exodus white students led segregation within ssds run unitary fashion since time brown clearly represented effect spanning district borders one district appeals expressly attributed segregation kcmsd however rejects findings district endorsed appeals segregation led white flight kcmsd expense another accepted norm appellate procedure long adhered view law rather correction errors factfinding undertake review concurrent findings fact two courts missouri jenkins absence obvious exceptional showing error graver tank mfg linde air products see also branti finkel referring settled practice accepting absent exceptional circumstances factual determinations district appeals concurred fails show exceptional circumstance present however relies contradiction obvious contradiction arbitrary supposition white flight may result desegregation de jure segregation ante supposition said bolstered district statement abundance evidence many residents kcmsd left district moved suburbs district efforts integrate schools doubtful contradiction said exist district findings one hand segregation caused white flight ssds appeals conclusion district made specific findings negate current significant interdistrict effects ante quoting jenkins impression contradiction quickly disappears however appeals statement read context district explicitly recognized consolidate school districts milliken must evidence constitutional violation one district produces significant segregative effect missouri jenkins another district order june district thus dealt issue whether ssds constitutional violators also whether significant interdistrict segregative effects see infra made specific findings negate current significant interdistrict effects ibid missouri jenkins without contradiction nothing justify rejection district finding segregation caused white flight supposition flight results integration segregation supposition distinction rests untenable obvious level fact break chain causation linking effects desegregation segregation desegregation orders remedial plans without prior unconstitutional segregation occasion issuing adopting adverse reaction desegregation order traceable fact segregation subject remedy quotes district reference abundant evidence integration caused flight suburbs quotes nothing inconsistent district findings segregation caused flight difference statements lies point district happened trace causal sequence unreality categorical distinction illustrated examples dispute district remedial plan placed effect schools unreformed segregated system physically shambles missouri jenkins kcmsd facilities still numerous health safety hazards educational environment hazards functional impairments appearance impairments specific problems include inadequate lighting peeling paint crumbling plaster ceilings walls corridors loose tiles torn floor coverings odors resulting unventilated restrooms rotted corroded toilet fixtures noisy classrooms due lack adequate acoustical treatment lack street parking bus loading parents teachers students lack appropriate space many cafeterias libraries classrooms faulty antiquated heating electrical systems damaged inoperable lockers inadequate fire safety systems conditions paseo high school even principal stated send child facility citations omitted another example makes point brown white parents likely came understand practice spending white schools missouri jenkins black ones stopped point unwilling raise expenditures match customary white school level must expected expenditures white schools drop level segregated black schools level see describing decline kcmsd school buildings past years thus believed white schools deteriorate might taken steps establish private white schools starting practice local private education endured sense make say example cause white private education desegregation yet underway rather segregation led claim either possible explanations ultimately turn correct claim head road taking resolving factual issues independently trial without warning respondents full evidentiary record bearing issue identified us point shaky grounds assumes prior segregation later desegregation separable fact causes white flight flight plausibly said result desegregation alone therefore matter fact intradistrict segregation violation lacked relevant consequences outside district required justify district magnet concept arguable plausibility assumptions seriously question simply rash reverse concurrent factual findings district appeals judges spoke issue concluded segregated schooling kcmsd contributed exodus white students district among judges familiar record missouri jenkins litigation judge clark district three members appeals panel retained jurisdiction case see supra also five judges dissented denial rehearing en banc appeals whose opinion majority hesitate rely purposes hite flight private schools suburbs rampant district correctly recognizing least part problem consequence de jure segregation previously practiced missouri constitutional statutory law fashioned remedial plan desegregation kcmsd beam dissenting denial rehearing en banc substantial likelihood proceeds erroneous assumptions fact must added corresponding errors law recently summed obligation correct condition de jure segregation saying duty former de jure district take whatever steps might necessary convert unitary system racial discrimination eliminated root branch freeman quoting green although fashioning judicial remedies end left first instance equitable discretion district courts milliken established absolute limitation exercise equitable authority ithout interdistrict violation missouri jenkins interdistrict effect constitutional wrong calling interdistrict remedy milliken proceeds question proscription applies case proscription apply dealing interdistrict remedy sense milliken used term milliken litigation district ordered surrounding school districts consolidated detroit school system mandatory busing started within enlarged district even though found suburban districts acted violation constitution metropolitan remedy require effect consolidation independent school districts historically administered separate units vast new super school district imposition remedial measures one wrongdoing school district termed interdistrict remedy turn address first time validity remedy mandating interdistrict consolidation remedy condition segregation found exist one district boundaries separate autonomous school districts may set aside consolidating separate units remedial purposes imposing remedy must first shown constitutional violation within one district produces significant segregative effect another district missouri jenkins approve remedy ordered impose outlying districts shown committed constitutional violation wholly impermissible remedy based standard hinted brown ii holding nonetheless reads milliken quite differently reads case categorically forbidding imposition remedy guilty district intended consequences neighboring innocent district unless constitutional violation yielded segregative effects innocent district see ante interdistrict goal attracting nonminority students outside kcmsd schools beyond scope intradistrict violation identified district emphasis deleted today decision therefore amounts redefinition terms milliken consequently substantial expansion limitation permissible remedies prior segregation prior law affected today decision rewritten milliken effectively overruled subsequent case expressly refusing constrain remedial equity powers extent missouri jenkins today holding courts ordering relief unconstitutional segregation may appropriate factual predicate exercise authority today eliminates two terms milliken decided hills gautreaux unanimous opinion justice stewart district gautreaux found department housing urban development hud chicago housing authority cha maintained racially segregated system public housing within city chicago violation various constitutional statutory provisions indication violation produced effects outside city issue us whether remedial order federal trial might extend beyond chicago territorial boundaries thus justice suggests gautreaux may addressed propriety remedy effects going beyond district constitutional violation occurred ante suggestion squared express understanding question deciding permissibility light milliken relief discrimination public housing absence finding violation gautreaux supra hud argued case turn principles governing school desegregation orders milliken district order look beyond chicago city limits within limits constitutional violation committed agreed hud principles milliken apply outside school desegregation context squarely rejected restricted interpretation principles view limited equitable authority remedy segregation held district missouri jenkins may indeed subject governmental perpetrator segregative practices order relief intended consequences beyond perpetrator subdivision even absence effects outside subdivision long decree bind authorities governmental units free violations segregative effects milliken holding interdistrict violation effect federal order crossing district boundary lines reflected substantive impact consolidation remedy separate independent school districts district desegregation order milliken held impermissible remedy envisioned relief wrongdoer extending beyond city violation occurred contemplated judicial decree restructuring operation local governmental entities implicated constitutional violation omitted missouri jenkins face district magnet school concept falls entirely within scope equitable authority recognized gautreaux gautreaux fact cha hud authority operate outside limits city chicago meant order fund build housing beyond limits necessarily entail coercion uninvolved governmental units token district sought consolidate way restructure ssds indeed missouri jenkins subject remedial obligation district remedial measures go operation quality schools within kcmsd burden measures accordingly falls two proven constitutional wrongdoers case kcmsd state insofar district ordered violators undertake measures increase kcmsd attractiveness students districts thereby reverse flight attributable prior segregative acts orders represent abuse discretion instead appear wholly commensurate nature extent constitutional violation quoting milliken failure give gautreaux due points risks approach case major peril addressing important complex question without adequate notice parties virtual certainty briefing argument go real point respondents reason suspect validity applying district remedial concept magnet schools case focus consideration presumably devoted significant attention gautreaux briefing things stand references case parties briefs two mere passing mentions jenkins respondents state implying gautreaux little relevance state says gautreaux evidence suburban discrimination missouri jenkins impact hud intracity discrimination brief petitioners statement however flatly odds justice stewart opinion appeals surmised either interdistrict violation interdistrict segregative effect may present case support provided either conclusion apparent appeals mistaken supposing record contains evidence suburban discrimination justifying metropolitan area relief appeals unsupported speculation falls far short demonstration significant segregative effect another district discussed milliken opinion gautreaux missouri jenkins misrepresented state mentioned briefly parties gautreaux holding effectively overruled opinion viewed correct assumption apparent reason reverse decision represented judgment unanimous seems reflect equitable common sense reports two decades reserve final judgment gautreaux future time subject given full hearing realize today decision may never occasion serious examination gautreaux things work way doubtless quote gautreaux describe today opinion transform ing milliken principled limitation exercise federal judicial authority missouri jenkins arbitrary mechanical shield found engaged unconstitutional conduct respectfully dissent related litigation schools louis eighth circuit noted efore civil war missouri prohibited creation schools teach reading writing blacks act mo laws segregation first imposed constitution article ix reincorporated missouri constitution article ix specifically provided separate schools maintained white colored children missouri upheld constitutionality article ix constitution article ix repealed liddell missouri jenkins missouri case citations omitted justice suggests saying something inconsistent position took bray alexandria women health clinic see ante claim rests misunderstanding position case think bray reach question whether respondents claims fell within prevention clause simply question briefed albeit sparingly parties prior first oral argument ante rather said applicability prevention clause fairly included within questions presented especially restated respondents bray supra souter concurring judgment part dissenting part slip thus question literally us justice believes foundational question us second state questions debatable bray preceded prior litigation indicating consider prevention clause issue whereas case preceded refusal take foundational issue justice argues within literal terms second question focusing salaries see infra obviously thought wrong reject supplemental briefing prevention clause rejection far cry refusing take issue claim anything unreasonable salary increases merely district ordered whereas might otherwise set collective bargaining matter appeals observed district replaced collective bargaining kcmsd union requests rather juridically pruned applications funding presented ordering salary increases far smaller requested union see app pet cert order june even principal purpose magnet schools district found magnet schools assist remedying deficiencies student achievement kcmsd see supra moreover repeatedly describes magnet school program looking beyond boundaries district program primarily aimed drawing back white children whose parents moved another district rather drawing back children attend private schools living within geographical confines kcmsd whose population remains majority white jenkins see app order importantly believes proposed magnet plan attractive draw students private schools abandoned avoided kcmsd draw additional students suburbs substantial impetus district remedy consider world beyond district boundaries much opinion little significance case justice also rests supposition see ante case may myriad factors human existence prompted white exodus kcmsd citation omitted appeals decided question whether state kcmsd violations produced segregative effects ssds respondents lacked standing raise issue ante statement eludes explanation milliken held district may order mandatory interdistrict reassignment students throughout metropolitan area must first find either multiple school districts participated unconstitutional segregation students violation within single school district produce significant segregative effect others see ante ante concurring see also infra earlier stages litigation jenkins respondents sought mandatory reassignment students throughout kansas city metropolitan area district app order june appeals jenkins rejected relief grounds requirements milliken satisfied saying respondents lacked standing raise issue interdistrict segregative effects district missouri jenkins appeals lacked authority reach issue even though precisely required milliken thus errs suggesting district sought indirectly held district directly milliken ante district attempted directly indirectly impose remedial measures school districts innocent constitutional violation free segregative effects justice thinks place undue emphasis gautreaux turning island entire ante shrunk dimension necessary support majority result according justice gautreaux holds territorial transgression kind permissible upon showing intradistrict constitutional violation produced significant interdistrict segregative effects ante finds gautreaux significant reversing appeals finding effects established record case understands remanded case district understanding order relief going beyond city chicago boundaries found significant interdistrict segregative effects exist ante implausible reading justice correct gautreaux reiterated importance milliken requirement significant interdistrict segregative effects connection type relief issue milliken involving direct federal judicial interference local governmental entities shown violated constitution gautreaux see generally language quoted demonstrates made clear gautreaux district order relief going beyond boundaries city chicago without finding missouri jenkins effects relief impose obligation governmental units innocent constitutional violation free effects indeed summarized holding conclusion opinion made point yet sum basis petitioner claim metropolitan area relief case impermissible matter law milliken decision contrast desegregation order case metropolitan area relief order directed hud consolidate way restructure local governmental units justice ante ante seeks make much fact order metropolitan relief gautreaux rather remanded case district recognized question relief order matter district first instance nature scope remedial decree entered remand matter district exercise equitable discretion affording parties opportunity present views nowhere state district order metropolitan area relief first make findings significant segregative effects extending beyond city chicago borders missouri jenkins justice ginsburg dissenting join justice souter illuminating dissent emphasize consideration key controversy stresses present remedial programs place seven years ante compared two centuries firmly entrenched official discrimination experience desegregation remedies ordered district evanescent louis xv france issued code noir first slave code colony louisiana area included missouri violette black code missouri proceedings mississippi valley historical association shambaugh ed missouri entered union entered slave state civil war missouri law prohibited creation maintenance schools educating blacks person shall keep teach school instruction negroes mulattoes reading writing state act february mo laws beginning missouri passed series laws requiring separate public schools blacks see act march mo laws missouri jenkins missouri constitution first permitted required separate schools see mo const art ix mo const art xi announced decision brown board education missouri attorney general declared provisions mandating segregated schools unenforceable see jenkins missouri supp wd mo statutes repealed constitutional provision rescinded ibid nonetheless thirty years brown district found inferior education indigenous dual school system lingering effects kansas city missouri school district district concluded state defend failure affirmatively act eliminate structure effects past dual system basis restrictive state law ten years ago june district issued first remedial order jenkins missouri supp wd mo today declares illegitimate goal attracting nonminority students kansas city missouri school district ante thus stops district efforts integrate school district school year sorely need black see also jenkins missouri supp wd mo reporting physical facilities school district literally rotted given deep inglorious history segregation missouri curtail desegregation time manner action swift soon cf app pet cert appeals noted approval district ordered school district submit plans projecting termination funding alternative intervals running april three five seven ten years page