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Why did the Supreme Court take jurisdiction of Brown v. Board of Education?
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Brown v. Board of Education, (1954) was initiated by the NAACP in 1950, in Topeka, Kansas. The case was part of an organized plan to fight segregation in public schools across the nation. The NAACP filed a class action suit on in the name of Oliver Brown and twelve other African-American parents on behalf of their 21 children, who were denied enrollment at nearby "white" schools in September 1950.
In February 1951, NAACP attorney Robert Carter filed a discrimination suit in the US District Court for the District of Kansas. The case was heard by a three-judge panel in June of that year. The District Court judges held there was "no willful, intentional or substantial discrimination" in the (partially integrated) Topeka, Kansas school system, and dismissed the case.
In June 1952, the Supreme Court combined Brown with a South Carolina school segregation case, Briggs et al. v. Elliott et al., and noted there were additional cases in appellate court that were likely to be added later (three more were added, for a total of five). Oral arguments were originally scheduled for October, but were postponed until December so the justices could add two additional cases to the suit.
The attorneys argued their cases on December 9-11, 1952, but the justices asked attorneys from both sides to write briefs of their opinions on whether Congress had intended the Constitution to provide for segregated schools. The case was scheduled for reargument in December of 1953.
Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson, who presided over the first arguments, died in September 1953, and was succeed by Chief Justice Earl Warren, former Governor of California. The case was reargued December 7-9, 1953.
Chief Justice Earl Warren delivered the court's unanimous decision on May 17, 1954, declaring segregation in education was a violation of the students' Fourteenth Amendment guarantee of Equal Protection under the law.
Case Citation:
Brown v. Board of Education, 347 US 483 (1954)
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∙ 9y agoThe implications of the case were important and widespread
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Did the Supreme Court have original or appellate jurisdiction in Brown v Board of Eduction?
The US Supreme Court heard Brown v. Board of Education,(1954) under its appellate jurisdiction.
Why did the supreme court take jurisdiction of Brown v Board of Education?
The implications of the case were important and widespread
To what did the U.S. Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education refer?
what did the U.S. Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education refer?
What was the name of the supreme court in the case of brown vs board of education?
The Supreme Court
Who sued the board of education-supreme court case-a color?
Brown
Is brown v Board education a supreme court case?
Yes
What was the Supreme court case Brown vs Board of Education about?
The Supreme Court case Brown vs. Board of Education was about racial segregation in public schools. The court cased declared this segregation unconstitutional.
What did the supreme court decision vs the board of education do?
Brown vs. The Board of Education- Supreme Court decision that made segregation in schools unconstitutional. Linda Brown vs. Topeka, Kansas.
What amendment did supreme court violate in brown v board of education?
23
When did the supreme court hand down the brown v board of education?
the 1950s
What did Brown v. Board of Education illustrate about the Supreme Court?
The Supreme Court has no power to enforce its own decisions.
What Supreme Court case resulted in the integration of public schools?
The Warren Court ruled segregated schools were unconstitutional in Brown v Board of Education, (1954), and ordered integration to take place "at all deliberate speed" in Brown v Board of Education II, (1955).
