McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents

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United States Supreme Court case desegregation case landmark civil rights case

McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents is a 1950 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down racial segregation within a public university’s graduate program, marking an important step toward the desegregation of higher education.

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Label	Occurrences
McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents canonical	10
George W. McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education et al.	1
George W. McLaurin was an African American applicant to the University of Oklahoma Graduate College.	1
McLaurin was admitted to the University of Oklahoma but subjected to segregated conditions within the graduate program.	1
The Supreme Court held that segregated treatment impaired McLaurin’s ability to study and engage with other students.	1

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Target entity: McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents
Context triple: [Thurgood Marshall, notableWork, McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents]

A. Sweatt v. Painter
Sweatt v. Painter was a landmark 1950 U.S. Supreme Court case that challenged racial segregation in higher education and helped lay the groundwork for Brown v. Board of Education.
B. Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke is a landmark 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down rigid racial quotas in university admissions while upholding the constitutionality of using race as one factor among many to foster diversity.
C. Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan
Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan is a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a state-supported women-only nursing school policy as unconstitutional sex discrimination under the Equal Protection Clause.
D. Katzenbach v. McClung
Katzenbach v. McClung is a 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the federal government’s power to prohibit racial discrimination in local restaurants under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
E. Craig v. Boren
Craig v. Boren is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that established intermediate scrutiny as the standard for evaluating gender-based classifications under the Equal Protection Clause.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents
Target entity description: McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents is a 1950 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down racial segregation within a public university’s graduate program, marking an important step toward the desegregation of higher education.

A. Sweatt v. Painter
Sweatt v. Painter was a landmark 1950 U.S. Supreme Court case that challenged racial segregation in higher education and helped lay the groundwork for Brown v. Board of Education.
B. Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke is a landmark 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down rigid racial quotas in university admissions while upholding the constitutionality of using race as one factor among many to foster diversity.
C. Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan
Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan is a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a state-supported women-only nursing school policy as unconstitutional sex discrimination under the Equal Protection Clause.
D. Katzenbach v. McClung
Katzenbach v. McClung is a 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the federal government’s power to prohibit racial discrimination in local restaurants under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
E. Craig v. Boren
Craig v. Boren is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that established intermediate scrutiny as the standard for evaluating gender-based classifications under the Equal Protection Clause.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Supreme Court case ⓘ desegregation case ⓘ landmark civil rights case ⓘ
areaOfLaw	civil rights law ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ
arguedDate	1950-04-03 ⓘ
chiefJustice	Fred M. Vinson ⓘ linked to: Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson
citation	339 U.S. 637 ⓘ
constitutionalProvision	Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ linked to: Fourteenth Amendment
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
court	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
decidedBy	Vincent C. Black Court ⓘ
decision	unanimous ⓘ
decisionDate	1950-06-05 ⓘ
decisionType	per curiam opinion ⓘ
fact	George W. McLaurin was an African American applicant to the University of Oklahoma Graduate College. ⓘ linked to: McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents McLaurin was admitted to the University of Oklahoma but subjected to segregated conditions within the graduate program. ⓘ linked to: McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents McLaurin was required to sit in designated segregated areas in classrooms, the library, and the cafeteria. ⓘ The Supreme Court held that segregated treatment impaired McLaurin’s ability to study and engage with other students. ⓘ linked to: McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents
fullCaseName	George W. McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education et al. ⓘ linked to: McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents
hasParty	George W. McLaurin ⓘ Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education ⓘ
holding	Once admitted to a state-supported graduate school, a student must receive the same treatment as students of other races. ⓘ The differential treatment of a student in a graduate school of a state university solely because of his race violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. ⓘ
impact	advanced the desegregation of graduate and professional schools ⓘ weakened the legal foundation of the separate but equal doctrine in higher education ⓘ
involvedInstitution	University of Oklahoma ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
legalIssue	equal protection ⓘ racial segregation in higher education ⓘ
locationOfLowerCourt	Oklahoma ⓘ
opinionOfTheCourtBy	Fred M. Vinson ⓘ linked to: Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson
pageInUnitedStatesReports	637 ⓘ
precedentFor	Brown v. Board of Education ⓘ desegregation of public higher education in the United States ⓘ
relatedCase	Brown v. Board of Education ⓘ Sweatt v. Painter ⓘ
remedy	removal of segregated conditions imposed on McLaurin within the university ⓘ
result	state-imposed segregation within a graduate program was declared unconstitutional ⓘ
segregationPolicy	separate seating in classrooms ⓘ separate seating in the cafeteria ⓘ separate seating in the library ⓘ
stateInvolved	Oklahoma ⓘ
timePeriod	pre-Brown civil rights era ⓘ
volumeInUnitedStatesReports	339 ⓘ

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Thurgood Marshall → notableWork → McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents ⓘ

NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund → notableCase → McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents ⓘ

subject linked to: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund represented plaintiffs

Sweatt v. Painter → relatedCase → McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents ⓘ

McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents → fullCaseName → George W. McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education et al. ⓘ

linked to: McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents

McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents → fact → George W. McLaurin was an African American applicant to the University of Oklahoma Graduate College. ⓘ

linked to: McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents

McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents → fact → McLaurin was admitted to the University of Oklahoma but subjected to segregated conditions within the graduate program. ⓘ

linked to: McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents

McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents → fact → The Supreme Court held that segregated treatment impaired McLaurin’s ability to study and engage with other students. ⓘ

linked to: McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents

George W. McLaurin → knownFor → McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents ⓘ

George W. McLaurin → participantIn → McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents ⓘ

George W. McLaurin → legalCase → McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents ⓘ

United States Supreme Court cases of the Vinson Court → notableCase → McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents ⓘ

Vinson Court → notableDecision → McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents ⓘ

Missouri ex rel. Gaines v. Canada → relatedCase → McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents ⓘ

Thurgood Marshall → workedOn → McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents ⓘ

subject linked to: Thurgood Marshall (in part dissenting overall)

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