Case Study Student Template
Topic
Explanation
I.
Name of the Case:
Brown v. Board of Education
II.
Facts of the Case:
Consolidation of cases from many states regarding the segregation of public schools on the basis of race. In each of the cases, African American students has been denied admittance to certain public schools based on laws allowing public education to be segregated by race. They argued that this violated the Equal Protection Clause of the
Fourteenth Amendment.
III.
Basic Constitutional Issue
(Question/ Provision/
Clause)
Does the segregation of public education based solely on race violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?
IV.
Arguments (Petitioner and
Respondent):
The Equal Protection Clause is or is not violated by the segregation of public schools based on race.
V.
Decision
(Ruling/Holding):
Separate but equal educational facilities for racial minorities is unequal, violating the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
VI.
Impact of the Court’s
Decision
No more racial segregation in public schools.
VII.
Select a Companion case:
(explain the case and
similarities/differences.)
Belton v. Gebhart
VIII.
Dissenting Opinions
None
Name:
Date:
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