Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
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Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education is a landmark 1971 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the use of busing and broad equitable powers by federal courts to achieve racial desegregation in public schools.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education Context triple: [Milliken v. Bradley, relatedTo, Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education]
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Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education
Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that held individuals are protected from retaliation when they complain about sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funding.
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Cumming v. Richmond County Board of Education
Cumming v. Richmond County Board of Education was an 1899 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld racial segregation in public education by allowing a Georgia county to close a Black high school while maintaining white schools, reinforcing the “separate but equal” doctrine later challenged in Brown v. Board of Education.
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Green v. County School Board of New Kent County
Green v. County School Board of New Kent County is a landmark 1968 U.S. Supreme Court decision that strengthened school desegregation by rejecting ineffective “freedom-of-choice” plans and requiring proactive steps to dismantle dual school systems.
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Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County
Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County was a landmark civil rights case challenging racial segregation in Virginia’s public schools that became one of the five cases consolidated into the U.S. Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision.
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Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education
Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education was a U.S. Supreme Court case challenging the use of race in public school student assignment plans as part of broader litigation over voluntary school desegregation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education Target entity description: Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education is a landmark 1971 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the use of busing and broad equitable powers by federal courts to achieve racial desegregation in public schools.
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A.
Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education
Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that held individuals are protected from retaliation when they complain about sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funding.
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B.
Cumming v. Richmond County Board of Education
Cumming v. Richmond County Board of Education was an 1899 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld racial segregation in public education by allowing a Georgia county to close a Black high school while maintaining white schools, reinforcing the “separate but equal” doctrine later challenged in Brown v. Board of Education.
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C.
Green v. County School Board of New Kent County
Green v. County School Board of New Kent County is a landmark 1968 U.S. Supreme Court decision that strengthened school desegregation by rejecting ineffective “freedom-of-choice” plans and requiring proactive steps to dismantle dual school systems.
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D.
Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County
Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County was a landmark civil rights case challenging racial segregation in Virginia’s public schools that became one of the five cases consolidated into the U.S. Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision.
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E.
Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education
Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education was a U.S. Supreme Court case challenging the use of race in public school student assignment plans as part of broader litigation over voluntary school desegregation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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civil rights case ⓘ landmark school desegregation case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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equal protection ⓘ |
| arguedDate |
1970-10-12
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1970-10-13 ⓘ |
| category |
United States Supreme Court case decided by the Burger Court
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United States school desegregation case ⓘ |
| chiefJusticeAtDecision | Warren E. Burger ⓘ |
| citation | 402 U.S. 1 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision |
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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linked to:
Fourteenth Amendment
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1971-04-20 ⓘ |
| decisionType | unanimous decision ⓘ |
| fullName | Swann et al. v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education et al. ⓘ |
| holding |
Busing of students can be a permissible tool to achieve school desegregation.
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Federal district courts have broad equitable powers to remedy past racial segregation in public schools. ⓘ Racially balanced or racially mixed schools may be required as a remedial measure in some circumstances. ⓘ |
| impact |
Became a central precedent in later school desegregation litigation.
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Expanded the authority of federal courts to order comprehensive desegregation plans. ⓘ Legitimized widespread use of busing as a desegregation remedy in the 1970s. ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| legalIssue |
school desegregation
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scope of federal courts’ equitable powers ⓘ use of busing to remedy racial segregation ⓘ |
| location |
Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina
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linked to:
Charlotte, North Carolina
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| majorityOpinionBy |
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger
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linked to:
Warren E. Burger
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| page | 1 ⓘ |
| parties |
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
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James E. Swann et al. ⓘ |
| precedentStatus | good law as of early 21st century ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Brown v. Board of Education
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Green v. County School Board of New Kent County ⓘ Keyes v. School District No. 1 ⓘ |
| remedy |
alteration of attendance zones
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busing of students to achieve racial balance ⓘ student reassignments across school zones ⓘ use of racial ratios as a starting point in desegregation plans ⓘ |
| reporter | United States Reports ⓘ |
| shortName | Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education ⓘ |
| topic |
busing for school integration
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federal judicial power over local school systems ⓘ remedies for de jure segregation ⓘ |
| volume | 402 ⓘ |
| vote | 9-0 ⓘ |
| year | 1971 ⓘ |
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Subject: Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education Description of subject: Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education is a landmark 1971 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the use of busing and broad equitable powers by federal courts to achieve racial desegregation in public schools.
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Milliken I
Green v. County School Board of New Kent County
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Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
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Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
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fullName
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Swann et al. v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education et al.
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linked to: Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
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shortName
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Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
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Warren E. Burger
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majority opinion in Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
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linked to: Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education
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relatedTo
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Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
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subject linked to:
James E. Swann et al.
Julius LeVonne Chambers
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notableWork
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litigation in Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
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linked to: Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education