Board of Education v. Dowell
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
Reinforced the importance of compliance in desegregation efforts
School district's compliance with desegregation orders |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
Civil rights case
90-1000 |
| gptkbp:citedBy |
498 U.S. 237
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| gptkbp:consequences |
Impact on educational equity
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| gptkbp:court |
5-4 decision
Affirmed the need for ongoing evaluation of desegregation efforts Reversed lower court's ruling |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 13, 1991 |
| gptkbp:education |
Affected policies on school funding and resources
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| gptkbp:filedIn |
March 26, 1991
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| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Influenced legal scholarship on education law
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Post-Brown_v._Board_of_Education_era
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Reflects the challenges of implementing desegregation
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Board of Education v. Dowell
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| gptkbp:impact |
Influenced school desegregation policies
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| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Board_of_Education_of_Oklahoma_City
gptkb:Dowell_family |
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Thurgood_Marshall
Justices Blackmun, Marshall, Stevens, and Souter Majority opinion emphasized local control Reviewed lower court's findings Influenced judicial approaches to educational equity |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:legal_representation |
Examined the effectiveness of desegregation plans
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| gptkbp:legalStatus |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
School desegregation Part of the broader civil rights legal framework Unitary status can be achieved after compliance with desegregation orders Clarified standards for ending desegregation orders Established criteria for lifting desegregation orders |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
Elementary and Secondary Education Act |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Significant in the evolution of desegregation law
Often cited in law schools as a case study on desegregation. |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Court_ruled_that_a_school_district_could_be_released_from_desegregation_orders
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| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_Anthony_Kennedy
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| gptkbp:precedent |
Subsequent desegregation cases
Set precedent for future desegregation cases |
| gptkbp:publicAccess |
Mixed reactions from civil rights groups
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| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Missouri_v._Jenkins
gptkb:Brown_v._Board_of_Education Led to further litigation on school desegregation |
| gptkbp:significance |
Addressed the issue of 'unitary status' for school districts
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