Justice Thurgood Marshall

Milliken v. Bradley - Supreme Court Blocks Cross-District School Desegregation, Entrenches White Flight

1974-07-25 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

On July 25, 1974, the Supreme Court issued its 5-4 ruling in Milliken v. Bradley, effectively ending meaningful school desegregation efforts across metropolitan America by prohibiting cross-district busing remedies to address urban-suburban segregation. The decision exempted wealthy white suburbs …

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San Antonio v. Rodriguez - Supreme Court Upholds Property Tax School Funding, Entrenches Inequality

1973-03-21 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

On March 21, 1973, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez that the Texas school finance system—which relied on local property taxes and created vast spending disparities between wealthy and poor districts—did not violate the Equal Protection Clause. The …

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