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State of Missouri ex rel Ganies v.Canada
Plaintiff: State Of Missouri Ex Rel. Gaines defendant: Canada isue being disputed: equal protection clause of the 14th amendent does missouri violate this clause when it affords wites the ablity to attend law school and not let blacks court decision:seprate but equal that provided that if there is only a single school student of all races are eligible for admission -
Plessy v Ferguson
Plaintiff: Plessy Defendant: Ferguson Issue being Disputed: The state of Louisiana enacted a law that required separate railway cars for blacks and whites. Court decision: The justices based their decision on the separate-but-equal doctrine, that separate facilities for blacks and whites satisfied the Fourteenth Amendment so long as they were equal -
Smith v. Allwright
Plaintiff:Smith Defendants:Allwright issue being disputed:smith aruged that the gate had delegated authhority to the demorcratic paity denying his right tovote court decision:The Court overruled its decision in Grovey v. Townsend and found the restrictions against blacks unconstitutional -
Sipuel v. Board of Regents
PlaintiffSipuel Defendant:Board of Regents Issue being Disputed:sipuel was deny by the University of oklahoma becuase of her races Court decision:The state must provide it for sipuel comfrom with protect -
Shelley v. Kramer
Plaintiff:Shelley defendant:Kraemer issue being disputed:The Kraemers were a white couple who owned a residence in a Missouri neighborhood governed by a restrictive covenant. court decision:This was a private agreement that prevented blacks from owning property in the Kraemers' subdivision. -
Sweatt v. Painter
Plaintiff: Sweatt Defendant: Painter Issue being Disputed: Sweatt's applied for admission to the University of Texas Law School his application was automatically rejected because of his race Court decision: The Court held that the Equal Protection Clause required that Sweatt be admitted to the university -
Briggs v Elliott
Plaintiff: Briggs Defendant: Elliot Issue being Disputed: Segeration in public schools Court decision: The schools must provide transportion and the school must be equalized but not integrated. -
Brown v. Board Of Education of Topeka
Plaintiff: Brown Defendant:education of Topeka Issue being disputed: Black children were denied admission to public school attended . Court decision: The courted gave equal protection and 9 votes for Brown 0 votes against. -
Brown 2
Plaintiff: brown Defendant: Board of Education decision Issue being Disputed: Given the embedded nature of racial discrimination in public schools and the diverse circumstances under which it had been practiced, the Court requested further argument on the issue of relief Court decision: 9 votes for brown ) votes against -
Gayle v. Browder
Plaintiff: Gayle Defendant: Browder Issue being Disputed: Segregation on Alambama Busses was Unconsititutional Court decision: In Gayles favor the enforced sesgregation violate the 14 amendment