The Oyez Project: 1954 Term

Berman v. Parker (No. 22)

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Brown v. Board of Education (II) (No. 1)

After its decision in Brown I which declared racial discrimination in public education unconstitutional, the Court convened to issue the directives which would help to implement its newly announced Constitutional principle. Given the embedded nature of racial discrimination in public schools and the diverse circumstances under which it had been practiced, the Court requested further argument on the issue of relief.

Castle v. Hayes Freight Lines (No. 44)

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Clothing Workers v. Richman Bros. (No. 173)

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Maneja v. Waialua Agricultural Co. (No. 357)

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Peters v. Hobby (No. 376)

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Rice v. Sioux City Cemetery (No. 28)

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Society For Savings v. Bowers (No. 204)

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Toth v. Quarles (No. 3)

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Williams v. Georgia (No. 412)

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Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma (No. 184)

An Oklahoma law prohibited persons who were not licensed optometrists or ophthalmologists to fit lenses for eyeglasses. Non-licensed individuals were also prohibited from duplicating optical instruments without written prescriptions from licensed ophthalmologists. The Lee Optical Company challenged the law, bringing a suit against the state Attorney General, Mac Q. Williamson.