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Not true. The Supreme Court has reversed many of its earlier decisions.
Brown vs. The Board of Education- Supreme Court decision that made segregation in schools unconstitutional. Linda Brown vs. Topeka, Kansas.
No, there are only 2 ways a decision may be reversed. Either the court hears a similar case and reverses itself or there is a constitutional amendment. Brown v Board is an example of the former, the 13th and 14th Amendment is an example of the latter.
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.
The Supreme Court reversed the decision in favour of Milkovich.
In the US Supreme Court it was reversed in part and affirmed in part. For decision see below:
In most cases a Supreme Court decision is permanent. The current Supreme Court can change the decision of a previous Supreme Court.
Plessy v. Ferguson.
they smiled and went to bed (with there cat)
brown vs board of education
Thurgood Marshall
There are many court cases that involve the name "Brown". In order to determine why and how the court ruled, we will need to know which specific case.