United States v. Jefferson County Board of Education
GPTKB entity
Properties (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
court case
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| gptkbp:applicationNumber |
05-915
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
influenced future educational policies
limited the scope of race-based assignments provided guidance for future cases on race in education reaffirmed the need for diversity in schools significant for educational equity upheld race-conscious policies upheld the constitutionality of certain practices |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
civil rights case
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| gptkbp:court |
5-4 ruling
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| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
June 28, 2007 |
| gptkbp:filedIn |
December 4, 2006
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| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
part of a series of desegregation cases
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
United States v. Jefferson County Board of Education
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| gptkbp:impact |
school district policies
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
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| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkb:Justice_Anthony_Kennedy gptkb:Justice_David_Souter Justice Stephen Breyer |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:legalStatus |
gptkb:Department_of_Justice
Equal Protection Clause school desegregation affirmed lower court's ruling strict scrutiny established guidelines for school admissions Jefferson_County_Board_of_Education's_attorneys |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
551 U.S. 701
examined the role of race in public education involved voluntary school assignment plans reaffirmed importance of diversity in schools relevant to ongoing debates about affirmative action |
| gptkbp:outcome |
upheld the use of race in school assignments
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| gptkbp:politicalAffiliation |
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Jefferson_County_Board_of_Education |
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
gptkb:Justice_John_Roberts gptkb:Justice_Samuel_Alito Justice Clarence Thomas |
| gptkbp:precedent |
subsequent school desegregation cases
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| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Parents_Involved_in_Community_Schools_v._Seattle_School_District_No._1
affects school district policies nationwide context_of_post-Brown_v._Board_of_Education_era |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Brown_v._Board_of_Education
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| gptkbp:significance |
impact on affirmative action policies
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| gptkbp:year |
2007
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