The Law Dictionary for Everyone
Following is the case brief for Lau v. Nichols, 414 U.S. 563 (1974) Case Summary of Lau v. Nichols: Following the integration of public schools in San Francisco, almost 3,000 students of Chinese descent attended school without the ability to understand English. The school system provided special English instruction for only about 1,000 Chinese students. Several Chinese students brought a […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for San Antonio Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Rodriguez, 411 U.S. 1 (1973) Case Summary of San Antonio Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Rodriguez: Texas’ system for funding schools depended, in part, on local property taxes. As a result, the wealthier districts had greater per-pupil expenditures for their students. In response to an equal protection challenge, the […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Vieth v. Jubelirer, 541 U.S. 267 (2004) Case Summary of Vieth v. Jubelirer: Pennsylvania adopted a congressional redistricting plan after the 2000 census. The districts were drawn in such a way that it significantly favored Republicans. Plaintiffs, who were registered Democrats, sued to enjoin the redistricting plan. The district court dismissed the plaintiffs’ political […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Buck v. Bell, 274 U.S. 200 (1927) Case Summary of Buck v. Bell: A Virginia statute allowed for the forced sterilization of “feeble minded” people to protect the “health of the state.” Carrie Buck, who was mentally disabled, as was her mother and daughter, was ordered to be sterilized pursuant to the statute. Buck […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, 402 U.S. 1 (1971) Case Summary of Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education: Having implemented a desegregation plan, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system still had de facto segregation, with many African-American students still attending many schools that were at least 99% African-American. Petitioner Swann sued, and the District Court […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Shaw v. Reno, 509 U.S. 630 (1993) Case Summary of Shaw v. Reno: The State of North Carolina, in response to the U.S. Attorney General’s objection that it had only one majority-black congressional district, created a second majority-black district. Five white North Carolina voters sued, alleging that the State’s reapportionment plan constituted an unconstitutional […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Missouri v. Jenkins, 515 U.S. 70 (1995) Case Summary of Missouri v. Jenkins: The State of Missouri and Kansas City students had been involved in an 18-year-long litigation regarding school segregation in the Kansas City, Missouri, School District. In this particular case, the State challenged two of the remedial measures ordered by the District […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Goodridge v. Department of Public Health, 798 N.E.2d 941 (Mass. 2003) Case Summary of Goodridge v. Department of Public Health: Seven same-sex couples were denied marriage licenses in the State of Massachusetts. They sued the government, stating that denying marriage to same-sex couples violates Massachusetts law. The state Superior Court granted the government’s motion […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Bolling v. Sharpe, 347 U.S. 497 (1954) Case Summary of Bolling v. Sharpe: A group of African-American students were denied admission to a D.C. public school because of their race. They sued, alleging that racial segregation violates due process guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment. The District Court dismissed the complaint, and the Supreme Court granted certiorari […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for United States v. Virginia, Supreme Court of the United States, (1996) Case summary for United States v. Virginia: Virginia’s Military Institute was only open to men for the purpose for teaching leadership skills through implementing the adversarial method in both civilian and military service life. After its male only policy was challenged, a court […]
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