Milliken v. Bradley

Following is the case brief for Milliken v. Bradley, 418 U.S. 717 (1974) Case Summary of Milliken v. Bradley: The Detroit branch of the NAACP brought suit in federal court because of the continuing segregation in Detroit’s public schools. The District Court, noting that Detroit’s segregation was due to State-imposed action, adopted a desegregation plan that included the 53 districts […]

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Cooper v. Aaron

Following is the case brief for Cooper v. Aaron, 358 U.S. 1 (1958) Case Summary of Cooper v. Aaron: After the U.S. Supreme Court issued its now famous Brown v. Board of Education decision, desegregating the schools in Little Rock, Arkansas, the Governor and Legislature of Arkansas actively resisted the Court’s decision. The chaos and turmoil the state officials created […]

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