The Supreme Court's Involvement in Civil Rights

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Dredd Scott Case

1857. Slave claimed freedom in 1846 after owner's death. Ruled free by a Missouri state court (1850) but ruled against by Missouri Supreme Court (1852). Supreme Court declared blacks not citizens in 1857, preventing freedom. Owners freed him anyway.

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Plessy v. Ferguson

1896. Allowed ruling of 'separate but equal' in regards to public facilities.

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Moore v. Dempsey

1923. Failed to uphold death sentences as the trial was dominated by mobs.

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Shelley v. Kraemer

1948. Prevented housing discrimination.

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Brown v. Board of Education

1954. Prevented discrimination in school admissions.

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Browder v. Gayle

1956. Declared segregation on buses unconstitutional.

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Boynton v. Virginia

1960. Outlawed segregation on all inter-State travel facilities.

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Loving v. Virginia

1967. Declared prohibition on interracial marriage was unconstitutional.

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Green v. Connally

1970. Federal funds would be withheld from higher education institutions continuing segregation.

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Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education

1971. Declared bussing was a legitimate way to get a reasonable racial balance in schools.

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Batson v. Kentucky

1986. Declared the exclusion of jurors based solely on their race unconstitutional.

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1896. Allowed ruling of 'separate but equal' in regards to public facilities.

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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1923. Failed to uphold death sentences as the trial was dominated by mobs.

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1948. Prevented housing discrimination.

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1954. Prevented discrimination in school admissions.

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