BROWN v. BOARD OF EDUCATION, 347 U.S. 483 (1954)

Issues: Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, Racial Segregation

74 S.Ct. 686 BROWN ET AL. v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF TOPEKA ET AL. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS.[*] No. 1. Argued December 9, 1952. Reargued December 8, 1953. Decided May 17, 1954. [*] Page 483 Together with No. 2, Briggs et al. v. Elliott et al., on […]

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348 U.S. 947

348 U.S. 947 348 U.S. 947 75 S.Ct. 434 99 L.Ed. 740 STATE OF ARIZONA, plaintiff,v.STATE OF CALIFORNIA et al. No. 10, Original. Supreme Court of the United States February 28, 1955 1 Messrs. Ross F. Jones, Atty. Gen., Howard F. Thompson, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., John H. Moeur, Burr Sutter, Theodore Kiendl and Perry […]

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348 U.S. 96

348 U.S. 96 348 U.S. 96 75 S.Ct. 176 99 L.Ed. 125 Ray BROOKS, Petitioner,v.NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD. No. 21. Argued Oct. 18, 1954. Decided Dec. 6, 1954. Mr.Erwin Lerten, Los Angeles, for petitioner. Mr. David P. Findling, Washington, D.C., for respondent. Mr. Justice FRANKFURTER delivered the opinion of the Court. 1 The National Labor […]

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348 U.S. 84

348 U.S. 84 75 S.Ct. 158 99 L.Ed. 101 William J. OPPER, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES of America. No. 49. Argued Oct. 22, 1954. Decided Dec. 6, 1954. Mr.Frederick Bernays Wiener, Washington, D.C., for petitioner. Mr.John F. Davis, Washington, D.C., for respondent. Mr. Justice REED delivered the opinion of the Court. 1 Petitioner seeks review […]

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348 U.S. 528

348 U.S. 528 348 U.S. 528 75 S.Ct. 513 99 L.Ed. 615 UNITED STATES of America, Petitioner,v.Richard Isaac MENASCHE. No. 104. Argued March 1, 1955. Decided April 4, 1955. Mr. Gray Thoron, Washington, D.C., for petitioner. Mr. Peyton Ford, Washington, D.C., for respondent. Mr. Justice CLARK delivered the opinion of the Court. 1 This case […]

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348 U.S. 540

348 U.S. 540 348 U.S. 540 75 S.Ct. 509 99 L.Ed. 624 Louis SHOMBERG, Petitioner,v.UNITED STATES of America. No. 48. Argued March 1, 1955. Decided April 4, 1955. Mr. Alan Y. Cole, Washington, D.C., for petitioner. Mr. Gray Thoron, Washington, D.C., for respondent. Mr. Justice CLARK delivered the opinion of the Court. 1 The precise […]

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348 U.S. 61

348 U.S. 61 348 U.S. 61 75 S.Ct. 191 99 L.Ed. 68 Latham CASTLE, Attorney General of the State of Illinois, et al., Petitioners,v.HAYES FREIGHT LINES, Inc. No. 44. Argued Nov. 17, 1954. Decided Dec. 6, 1954. Mr.John L. Davidson, Jr., Springfield, Ill., for petitioner. Mr. David Axelrod, Chicago, Ill., for respondent. Mr. Justice BLACK […]

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348 U.S. 66

348 U.S. 66 348 U.S. 66 75 S.Ct. 166 99 L.Ed. 74 B. Clinton WATSON, et ux., Appellants,v.EMPLOYERS LIABILITY ASSURANCE CORPORATION, Ltd. No. 6. Argued Oct. 14, 1954. Decided Dec. 6, 1954. Rehearing Denied Jan. 10, 1955. See 348 U.S. 921, 75 S.Ct. 289. Messrs.Richard H. Surtzer, Cleve Burton, Shreveport, La., for appellants and petitioners. […]

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348 U.S. 906

348 U.S. 906 348 U.S. 906 75 S.Ct. 292 99 L.Ed. 711 Ralph LACHMAN et al., appellants,v.CITY OF MIAMI BEACH. No. 408. Supreme Court of the United States January 10, 1955 Messrs. John M. Murrell and Raymond L. Wise, for appellants. Mr. Thomas H. Anderson, for appellee. PER CURIAM. 1 The motion to dismiss is […]

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348 U.S. 483

348 U.S. 483 348 U.S. 483 75 S.Ct. 461 99 L.Ed. 563 Mae Q. WILLIAMSON, Attorney General of the State of Oklahoma, et al., Appellants,v.LEE OPTICAL OF OKLAHOMA, Inc., et al. LEE OPTICAL OF OKLAHOMA, Inc., et al., Appellants, v. Mac Q. WILLIAMSON, Attorney General of the State of Oklahoma, et al. Nos. 184 and […]

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348 U.S. 492

348 U.S. 492 348 U.S. 492 75 S.Ct. 467 99 L.Ed. 583 FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION, Petitioner,v.COLORADO INTERSTATE GAS COMPANY. No. 45. Argued Jan. 31, 1955. Decided March 28, 1955. Mr. Warren E.Burger, Asst. Atty. Gen., for petitioner. Mr. James Lawrence White, New York City, for respondent. Mr. Justice BURTON delivered the opinion of the Court. […]

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348 U.S. 503

348 U.S. 503 348 U.S. 503 75 S.Ct. 504 99 L.Ed. 594 UNITED STATES of America, Appellant,v.Ernest King BRAMBLETT. No. 159. Argued Feb. 7, 1955. Decided April 4, 1955. Mr. Charles F. Barber, Washington, D.C., for appellant. Mr. Edward Bennett Williams, Washington, D.C., for appellee. Mr. Justice REED delivered the opinion of the Court. 1 […]

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348 U.S. 511

348 U.S. 511 348 U.S. 511 75 S.Ct. 452 99 L.Ed. 600 AMALGAMATED CLOTHING WORKERS OF AMERICA, et al., Petitioners,v.The RICHMAN BROTHERS. No. 173. Argued March 4 and 7, 1955. Decided April 4, 1955. Mr.William J. Isaacson, for petitioners. Mr. Luther Day, Cleveland, Ohio, for respondent. Mr. Philip Elman, Washington, D.C., for N.L.R.B. amicus curiae […]

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348 U.S. 437

348 U.S. 437 348 U.S. 437 75 S.Ct. 489 99 L.Ed. 510 ASSOCIATION OF WESTINGHOUSE SALARIED EMPLOYEESv.WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP. No. 51. Argued Nov. 17 and 18, 1954. Decided March 28, 1955. Rehearing Denied May 9, 1955. See 349 U.S. 925, 75 S.Ct. 657. [Syllabus from 437-438 intentionally omitted] Mr.David E. Feller, Washington, D.C., for petitioner. […]

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348 U.S. 468

348 U.S. 468 348 U.S. 468 75 S.Ct. 480 99 L.Ed. 546 Lloyd WEBER et al., Petitioners,v.ANHEUSER-BUSCH, Inc. No. 97. Argued Feb. 2 and 3, 1955. Decided March 28, 1955. Mr.Robert A. Roessel, St. Louis, Mo., for petitioner. Mr. David E. Feller, Washington, D.C., for C.I.O. amicus curiae. Mr. Mark D. Eagleton, St. Louis, Mo., […]

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348 U.S. 48

348 U.S. 48 348 U.S. 48 75 S.Ct. 151 99 L.Ed. 59 LUMBERMEN’S MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY, Petitioner,v.Florence R. ELBERT. No. 11. Argued Oct. 14, 1954. Decided Dec. 6, 1954. Mr.Charles L. Mayer, Shreveport, La., for petitioner. Messrs. John M. Madison, Whitfield Jack, Shrevoport, La., for respondent. Mr. Chief Justice WARREN delivered the opinion of the […]

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348 U.S. 419

348 U.S. 419 348 U.S. 419 75 S.Ct. 415 99 L.Ed. 475 Frank LEWIS, Petitioner,v.UNITED STATES of America. No. 203. Argued Feb. 3, 4, 1955. Decided March 14, 1955. Mr. Walter E. Gallagher, Washington, D.C., for petitioner. Miss Beatrice Rosenberg, Washington, D.C., for respondent. Mr. Justice MINTON delivered the opinion of the Court. 1 An […]

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348 U.S. 426

348 U.S. 426 348 U.S. 426 75 S.Ct. 473 99 L.Ed. 483 COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Petitioner,v.GLENSHAW GLASS COMPANY and William Goldman Theatres, Inc. No. 199. Argued Feb. 28, 1955. Decided March 28, 1955. Rehearing Denied May 9, 1955. See 349 U.S. 925, 75 S.Ct. 657. Solicitor General, Simon E. Sobeloff, Washington, D.C., for petitioner. […]

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348 U.S. 434

348 U.S. 434 348 U.S. 434 75 S.Ct. 478 99 L.Ed. 504 GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS COMPANY, Inc., Petitioner,v.COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE. No. 114. Argued Feb. 28, 1955. Decided March 28, 1955. Mr. Norris Darrell, New York City, for petitioner. Solicitor General Simon E. Sobeloff, Washington, D.C., for respondent. Mr. Chief Justice WARREN delivered the opinion […]

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348 U.S. 397

348 U.S. 397 348 U.S. 397 75 S.Ct. 397 99 L.Ed. 453 Robert SIMMONS, Petitioner,v.UNITED STATES of America. No. 251. Argued Feb. 2, 1955. Decided March 14, 1955. Mr.Hayden C. Covington, Brooklyn, N.Y., for petitioner. Mr. Robert W. Ginnane, Washington, D.C., for respondent. Mr. Justice CLARK delivered the opinion of the Court. 1 This case […]

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