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I. United States v. Fordice II. 505 U.S. (1992) III. Facts: Mississippi founded the public university system in 1848 with the University of Mississippi as the establishment and over the years there was seven institutions to the system. The University of MS system board of trustees developed a desegregation plan, but it was founded inadequate by the federal government. There was a suit filed claiming that the University system violated the Equal Protection Clause and the Civil Right Act of 1964. The district court ruled in favor of the state and found that it imposed desegregation policies in good faith and had not violated federal law. IV. Issues: