Asked by Lizbeth Ponce on Apr 24, 2024

What did the Supreme Court rulings in San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez and Milliken v. Bradley suggest?

A) The Court found the Constitution requires equality of school funding.
B) The Court recognized a school district's obligation to move its students great distances to achieve racial integration.
C) The Court was willing to abandon the idea of overturning local control of schools.
D) The Court would continue to rule in favor of busing.
E) The Court thought education was more important than housing.

San Antonio Independent School District V. Rodriguez

A landmark Supreme Court case in 1973, which ruled that disparities in school funding based on local property taxes do not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Milliken V. Bradley

A significant Supreme Court case in 1974 that ruled against a proposed plan to bus students across district lines to desegregate schools, essentially reinforcing suburban school segregation.

Supreme Court

The highest federal court in the United States, with ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all federal and state court cases involving issues of federal law, plus original jurisdiction over a small range of cases.

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