Meltzer v. Board of Public Instruction of Orange County

How later courts describe this case

• District Court loses jurisdiction to amend or vacate Order granting injunctive relief after Notice of Appeal has been filed
• "In order to determine if the mistrial was required by manifest necessity, the critical inquiry is whether less drastic alternatives were available."
• allegations that blacks continuously assigned to less desirable department to maintain its racial composition are cognizable under Title VII
• “Although not necessarily determinative, the failure to consider alternatives does indicate an inadequate concern for the severe consequences of ordering a mistrial without the accused’s consent”
• devotionals consisted of “prayer and Bible reading”