Handed down on May 17, 1954, the
Warren Court
's unanimous (9–0)
decision stated, "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." As a
result, de jure
racial segregation
was ruled a violation of the
Equal Protection
Clause
of the Fourteenth of the United.
This ruling paved the way for integration and was a major victory of
the
Civil Rights Movement
, and a model for many future litigation cases.
However, the decision's fourteen pages did not spell out any sort of
method for ending racial segregation in schools, and the Court's second
decision in Brown II only ordered states to desegregate "with all deliberate
speed".
Warren Court was made up of Justices Black, Frankfurter, Douglas, and Jackson
Justice White was known as Whizzer White
Miranda v. Arizona
Saw the Warren Fairness Approach
Miranda v. Arizona, (1966), was a
landmark decision
of the
United
States Supreme Court
.
In a 5–4 majority, the Court held that both
inculpatory
and
exculpatory statements made in response to interrogation by
a
defendant
in police custody will be admissible atrial only if the prosecution
can show that the defendant was informed of the right to consult with
an attorney before and during questioning and of the right against
self-
incrimination
before police questioning, and that the defendant not only
understood these rights, but voluntarily waived them.
Griffin v. County Board of Prince Edward County
Griffin v. County School Board of Prince Edward County, (1964), is a
case decided by the Supreme that held that the County School Board of
Prince's decision to close all local, public schools and provide vouchers to
attend private schools were constitutionally impermissible as violations of
the
Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
.
Green v. County School Board

Green v. County School Board of New Kent County, (1968) was an
important
United States Supreme Court
case dealing with the choice plans
created to avoid compliance with the Court's mandate in Brown II
.
The Court held that
New Kent County
's freedom of choice plan did not
constitute adequate compliance with the school board's responsibility to
determine a system of admission to public schools on a non-racial basis.
The Supreme Court mandated that the school board must formulate
new plans and steps towards realistically converting to a desegregated
system.
Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States
Heart of Atlanta Motel Inc. v. United States, (1964), was a
landmark
United States Supreme Court
case holding that the
U.S.
Congress
could use the power granted to it by the
Constitution
's
Commerce
Clause
to force private businesses to abide by the Civil.
Baker v. Carr
Baker v. Carr, (1962), was a landmark United case that decided that
redistricting (attempts to change the way voting districts are delineated)
issues present justiciable questions, thus enabling federal courts to intervene
in and to decide redistricting cases.


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