Three important cases, Brown v. Board of Education,(1954), Bolling v. Sharpe, (1954), and Brown v. Board of Education II, (1955), declared public school segregation unconstitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection Clause. Brown v. Board of Education II, 349 US 294 (1955) ordered the schools to integrate with "all deliberate speed," a vague mandate that allowed many school districts to resist integration well into the 1960s.
Legal desegregation wasn't really affected until Congress passed enforceable legislation in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and of 1968. The United States still has de facto (in fact, not by law) segregation in many areas due to economic and demographic conditions.
The Supreme Court justices hear cases in the courtroom of the Supreme Court Building in Washington, DC.
The Supreme Court ruling meant that Chinese immigrants could attend regular schools. They were able to get a better education.
The Supreme Court ruling meant that Chinese immigrants could attend regular schools. They were able to get a better education.
The Supreme Court ruling meant that Chinese immigrants could attend regular schools. They were able to get a better education.
The Supreme Court ruling meant that Chinese immigrants could attend regular schools. They were able to get a better education.
The Supreme Court hears cases which are on final appeal. The Supreme Court also hears cases relating to national elections.
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There are two special cases that start trial in the United States Supreme Court. Cases involving foreign officials and cases in which a state is a party originate in the Supreme Court.
Yes. Texas has two "supreme courts," although only one carries that name. The Supreme Court of Texas is the highest appellate court for civil and juvenile cases, and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals is the highest appellate court for criminal cases.
In most cases a Supreme Court decision is permanent. The current Supreme Court can change the decision of a previous Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court alone decides which cases, and how many they will hear.
The Supreme Court alone decides which cases, and how many they will hear.