Topic: the constitutional command to desegregate schools does not … · Go Syfert
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5 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 43 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.

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education Anchor
scotus · 1971
green “the constitutional command to desegregate schools does not mean that every school in every community must always reflect the racial composition of the school system as a whole.” 22
2 Board of Ed. of Oklahoma City Public Schools v. Dowell
scotus · 1991
green “federal supervision of local school systems was intended as a temporary measure to remedy past discrimination.” 8
3 Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
ncwd · 1970
green “in such a way that as nearly as practicable the various schools at various grade levels have about the same proportion of black and white students.” 5
4 Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
ncwd · 1970
green “before making any material departure” 4
5 Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
ncwd · 1970
green “that pupils of all grades be assigned in such a way that as nearly as practicable the various schools at various grade levels have about the same proportion of black and white students.” 4

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