207 F. Supp. 820 - Evans v. Buchanan’s Empirical Analysis
1962
Citation profile
4 federal appellate · 6 district · 3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Brown et al. v. Board of Education of Topeka et al. · Taylor v. Board of Education · Briggs v. Elliott · Taylor v. Board of Education of City School District of New Rochelle · Jones v. School Board of Alexandria
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““The court holds that the States do not have an affirmative, constitutional duty to provide an integrated education. The pertinent portion of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution reads, ‘nor [shall any State] deny any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.’ This clause does not contemplate compelling action ; rather, it is a prohibition preventing the States from applying their laws unequally. “When interpreting the equal protection clause in the Brown case the Supreme Court held only that a State may not deny any person on account of race the right to attend a public school. Chief Justice Warren, speaking for the court said, ‘To separate them [Negroes] from others * * * soieiy because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to be undone.’ (Emphasis supplied.) The clear implication of this statement is that if races are separated because of geographic or transportation considerations or other similar criteria, it is no concern of the Federal Constitution. Thus, discrimination is forbidden but integration is not compelled.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage““The clear implication of this statement is that if races are separated because of geographic or transportation considerations or other similar criteria, it is no concern of the Federal Constitution. Thus, discrimination is forbidden but integration is not compelled.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.