|
|
|
Thousands of lawyers from all over the country go to the Supreme Court every year hoping to plead their cases. The Supreme Court rules only on the most important cases. Often these cases are those that concern basic freedoms and civil rights protected by the Bill of Rights. Sometimes the Supreme Court is asked to make a decision so important that the whole country pays careful attention to its ruling. Racial segregation (the separation of black and white people) in public schools was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1954. The Court’s unanimous opinion outlawing this kind of separation in public schools was written by Chief Justice Earl Warren. Schools all over the United States were affected by this decision. This decision also paved the way for new civil rights laws passed in the years that followed.
|
