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Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote the unanimous opinion of the Court in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, (1954). The Supreme Court only issues majority and dissenting opinions in cases where the Court is split. In Brown, all nine Justices supported the verdict, but none wrote concurring opinions.
Case Citation:
Brown v. Board of Education, 347 US 483 (1954)
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∙ 12y agoJustice Henry Billings Brown wrote the majority opinion for Plessy v. Ferguson, (1896). Justice John Marshall Harlan wrote the only dissent.
Case Citation:
Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 US 537 (1896)
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Was the Court's decision unanimous for the plessy V Ferguson case?
no
What legal definition was provided by the court case Plessy v Ferguson?
The decision in Plessy v. Ferguson, (1896) affirmed the "separate but equal" doctrine.
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)
What was the decision by the Suprem Court in the Plessy v Ferguson case?
Racial segregation was legal.
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.
What case overturned Plessy Ferguson?
The Brown vs. Board of Education case overturned the Plessy vs. Ferguson case.
What civil rights case rendered invalid the decision in the supreme court case of Plessy v Ferguson?
dont know
Who was John Ferguson?
He was the person in the case of plessy v.s Ferguson .And Ferguson won
Why was the plessy v Ferguson case held?
In the Plessy decision, the Supreme Court ruled that such segregation did not violate the 14th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States.
Which case is the excerpt most likely from?
This is from the Supreme Court case Plessy vs. Ferguson.
What civil rights case rendered invalid invalid the decision in the supreme court case of Plessy v Ferguson?
dont know
What supreme court case upheld segregetion orseparate but equal?
That would be the Supreme Court Case Plessy vs. Furgeson
