Separate Is Not Equal - Brown v. Board of Education

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Segregated America
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The United States Supreme Court is the nation’s highest court for all cases and controversies arising under the Constitution or the laws of the United States. As a guardian and interpreter of the Constitution, the Court has the power to invalidate legislation or presidential orders. When the Court rules on a constitutional issue, only a constitutional amendment or a new ruling of the Court can change that judgment.

United States Supreme Court

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