🇺🇸 United States
📜 Civil Law
1954
Landmark Case
Supreme Court
Brown v. Board of Education
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Details
Case Summary
Declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional, overturning the separate but equal doctrine of Plessy v. Ferguson.
Final Judgment / Ruling
Unanimous 9-0 ruling: racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection Clause.
Why This Case Matters
Landmark ruling that ended legal racial segregation in US public schools and became a cornerstone of the civil rights movement.