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Board Of Education v. Swann

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
498
Appellee: 
Swann
Appellant: 
Board Of Education
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1970-1971)
Opinion: 
402 U.S. 43 (1971)
Argued: 
Tuesday, October 13, 1970
Decided: 
Tuesday, April 20, 1971
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Desegregation, Schools
Categories: 
fourteenth amendment, education, race discrimination

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The Oyez Project, Board Of Education v. Swann , 402 U.S. 43 (1971)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1970/1970_498)
(last visited Monday, November 23, 2009).
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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Swann, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Equal Protection

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Full Opinion by Justice Warren E. Burger