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Plessy v. Ferguson
Mr. Homer A Plessy was traveling by railroad but also decided to sit in the whites-only car. Even though he is 1/8th African American in the state of Louisiana he was arrested for not leaving to the blacks-only car. Since refusing he filed a petition against the judge for violating the 14th amendment. The ruling implied that states were allowed to racially separate institutions. -
Brown v Board of Education Topeka
Multiple families filed a lawsuit against the Board of Education in Topeka because they knew their rights as human beings. An African american student by the name of Linda Brown had to take a bus across town because thats where the all black school was and she wasn't allowed to attend the school that was near by. Thurgood MArshall upon the lawsuit stepped up to take over the case. At the end of the case the final decision was that the 14th amendment was violated. -
Green v. County School Board
Freedom of choice was expected to go into full effect after this case. After this case, students were allowed to choose any public school that they wanted to attend. Regardless of how anyone felt the students made their own decision and the court backed them up. The court decided that school districts had to adopt plans for integration. -
Serrano v. Priest
Being one of many cases, public schools in Los Angeles were relying on property taxes in the local areas. This made it extremely difficult for low-income neighborhoods. The Equal Protection clause was violated as founded by the California Supreme Court. Various districts were receiving more funds unlike other that were not. -
Title IX
A significant change was to come when Title IX was set in place. Participation in being denied benefits was protected when Title IX was confirmed. Title IX was designed to correct imbalances in the system regarding sexual discrimination. Once this was put in place, the numbers increased drastically of women participating in any type of activity. -
Lau v. Nichols
When dealing with different nationalities, many schools did not adjust the instructions so that it would help them out. Chinese-American students were, without a doubt, being denied equal protection. Without the additional education, those students were not being treated right. As a result of this case, decisions regarding bilingual education being helped now and in the future. -
Lau v. Nichols
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Education of all Handicapped Children Act
Before this act was put into place, Many individuals were denied access of any sort of education and opportunities. Family struggled to get any help as they decided to take things into their own hands and file a lawsuit. In 1975, the act was passed, which made a huge turnaround in society and the access to everything for the handicapped grew tremendously. -
Pyler v. Doe
Illegal aliens are just like any other person, they are human. Funds were withheld from any child that was undocumented and their rights were being violated. The Fourteenth Amendment is equal protection and clearly, Texas was in violation.In the end, the court ruled in a 5-4 vote that Texas had violated the Fourteenth Amendment and Lost. -
Pyler v. Doe
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Smith v. Robinson
A young boy had cerebral palsy, and the school he was attending wouldn't help him because of his condition. That student's parents sued the school for an inadequate resource that was needed for the student. Since this case, families that have a child that is dealing with disabilities rely heavily on EHA when claims may have to be filed. -
Smith v. Robinson
