They chose Homer Plessy to defy the segregationists in an ... That would not change until 1954, when the Court decided in Brown v. Board of Education that "separate but equal" denied the ...

The14th Amendment was intended to correct the moral wrongs of slavery. But it has been misunderstood and reinterpreted in ...

After the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision, segregation became even more ensconced through a battery of Southern laws and social customs known as “Jim Crow.” Schools, theaters, restaurants ...

Update: On January 23, a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking President Trump’s attempt to rescind ...

Each era brings new challenges and interpretations that shape the foundation of law and justice in the United States.

I believe the people who have done the worst things never judge themselves by their most heinous acts but by their occasional ...

Board of Education overruled Plessy v. Ferguson in May of 1954, 68 years ago next week. The Dobbs draft is a triumph — a triumph for the Constitution, for the Court, for judicial courage ...

The ruling in Plessy v Ferguson was the start of the ‘separate-but-equal’ principle. This led to more segregation on transportation, in entertainment venues, in factories and at other places ...

Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Given this train of thought, I am curious as to what his reaction is for the overturning of Plessy v. Ferguson? If he is to remain consistent with his ...

Washington. But, high court ruled against him. Experts say the decision was more damaging than even Plessy v. Ferguson, restricting Black voter access for decades until its undoing with the Voting ...