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The Brown decision contradicted the plessy decision, holding that separate but equal treatment was not really equal

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The Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education overturned its earlier decision in?

Plessy v. Ferguson.


The Supreme Court decision in brown v. Board of education overturned its earlier decision in?

Plessy v. Ferguson.


How did the supreme court’s decision in brown v. Board of education relate to its earlier decision in plessy v. Ferguson?

The brown decision contradicted the plessy decision, holding that separate but equal treatment was not really equal


What is a earlier decision made by a judge?

precidentIt is about as powerful as the law itself. There are, however, occasions when a court reverses an earlier decision (usually based on new information), like the way Brown vs. Board of Education reversed Plessey vs. Ferguson in the Supreme Court.


What did the supreme court decision about the Brown w. Board of education?

Type your answer here... Plessy v. Ferguson.


What supreme court decision did brown v. Board of education overturn?

Plessy V Ferguson (1896)


What resulting from the supreme court decision in brown v board of education of topeka?

The "separate but equal" doctrine was ruled uncostitional


Which Supreme Court decision did Brown v Board of Education 1954 overturn?

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896),


Who is Ferguson in the case Plessy v Ferguson 1896?

Ferguson refers to John H. Ferguson, who was the judge presiding over the case Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896. He was the judge in the Louisiana State Supreme Court. The case ultimately led to the Supreme Court decision that upheld racial segregation and the "separate but equal" doctrine.


The supreme court decision Plessy v Ferguson was about?

Segregation


Which earlier decision did the Supreme Courts 1954 Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Kansas decision reverse?

The Supreme Court's 1954 decision in Brown v. Board of Education reversed the earlier decision made in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), which upheld the "separate but equal" doctrine. This precedent had allowed for racial segregation in public facilities, asserting that separate educational institutions for different races were constitutional as long as they were equal. Brown v. Board declared that segregated schools were inherently unequal, thus unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.


In which Supreme Court decision did the Court uphold the policy of separate but equal which allowed racial discrimination?

Plessy v. Ferguson, (1896)The "separate but equal" doctrine derived from the decision in the US Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson, (1896), delivered on May 18, 1896.The Plessy decision was later overturned by Brown v. Board of Education, (1954).Case Citation:Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 US 537 (1896)