James E. Swann et al.

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James E. Swann et al. were the parent plaintiffs who challenged racial segregation in Charlotte, North Carolina’s public schools, leading to a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on school desegregation and busing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Supreme Court case ⓘ
civil rights plaintiff ⓘ
group of civil rights plaintiffs ⓘ
areaOfLaw civil rights law ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ
education law ⓘ
challenged racial segregation in Charlotte-Mecklenburg public schools ⓘ
racial segregation in Charlotte-Mecklenburg public schools ⓘ
citation 402 U.S. 1 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
United States ⓘ
court Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
decisionDate 1971 ⓘ
fieldOfActivity school desegregation ⓘ
school desegregation ⓘ
hasMember James E. Swann ⓘ
held broad equitable powers exist to remedy past de jure segregation ⓘ
federal courts may order busing to achieve school desegregation ⓘ
impact expanded use of busing to desegregate public schools in the United States ⓘ
issue constitutionality of busing as a remedy for school segregation ⓘ
scope of federal courts’ equitable powers in school desegregation ⓘ
legalAction Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education ⓘ
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education ⓘ
locationOfActivity Charlotte, North Carolina ⓘ
Charlotte, North Carolina ⓘ
notableFor litigation that led to landmark Supreme Court ruling on school desegregation and busing ⓘ
litigation that led to landmark Supreme Court ruling on school desegregation and busing ⓘ
originatedIn Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system ⓘ
party Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education ⓘ
James E. Swann et al. ⓘ
relatedTo Brown v. Board of Education ⓘ
role parent plaintiff ⓘ
parent plaintiffs ⓘ

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Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education → party → James E. Swann et al. ⓘ
subject linked to: James E. Swann et al.