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5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 98 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education.

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1 Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education Anchor
scotus · 1971
green “once a right and a violation have been shown, the scope of a district court's equitable powers to remedy past wrongs is broad, for breadth and flexibility are inherent in equitable remedies.” 75
2 Milliken v. Bradley
scotus · 1974
green “the scope of the remedy is determined by the nature and extent of the constitutional violation.” 13
3 Resident Advisory Board v. Rizzo
paed · 1976
green “against placing such housing in white neighborhoods” 4
4 Griffin v. School Bd. of Prince Edward Cty.
scotus · 1964
green “the district court may, if necessary to prevent further racial discrimination, require the applicable officials to exercise the power that is theirs to levy taxes to raise funds adequate to reopen, operate, and maintain without racial discrimination a public school system.” 3
5 Griffin v. School Bd. of Prince Edward Cty.
scotus · 1964
green “to exercise the power that is theirs to levy taxes” 3

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