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Following is the case brief for Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co., 392 U.S. 409 (1968) Case Summary of Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co.: A real estate company refused to sell a home to an African-American man, Jones, because he was African-American. Jones sued in federal court, alleging a violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1982. The lower courts denied […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Strauder v. West Virginia, 100 U.S. 303 (1880) Case Summary of Strauder v. West Virginia: West Virginia had a law that declared that only white men may serve on juries. Strauder, an African-American who was indicted for murder, sought to remove his trial to federal court because West Virginia’s law was unconstitutional. The state […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for South Carolina v. Katzenbach, 383 U.S. 301 (1966) Case Summary of South Carolina v. Katzenbach: The State of South Carolina filed a bill of complaint directly to the Supreme Court. The State challenged a number of provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, including a ban on literacy tests, a federal right to […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Katzenbach v. McClung, 379 U.S. 294 (1964) Case Summary of Katzenbach v. McClung: Ollie’s Barbecue in Alabama refused to serve African-Americans in the dining area, and only allowed African-Americans to get food through take-out service. The owner of Ollie’s sued to prevent enforcement of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 on his restaurant, claiming […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Shelby County v. Holder, 133 S. Ct. 2612 (2013) Case Summary of Shelby County v. Holder: Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act has a formula to identify any State or political subdivision that maintained tests or devices to suppress the minority vote as a “covered jurisdiction,” which under Section 5 of the Act […]
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 Griggs v. Duke Power Co., 401 U.S. 424 (1971) Case Summary of Griggs v. Duke Power Co.: A group of African-American employees sued their employer, Duke Power Company, for a policy that mandated a high school diploma and satisfactory scores on two general aptitude tests in order to advance in the company. The lower […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Ricci v. DeStefano, 129 S. Ct. 2658 (2009) Case Summary of Ricci v. DeStefano: The New Haven, CT Fire Department held an exam for firefighter promotions. The exam resulted in white candidates significantly outperforming minority candidates. Facing potential lawsuits from both sides, New Haven refused to certify the exam results. That decision meant that qualified […]
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