CONSTITUTIONAL LAW CLASS 31

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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW CLASS 31

• EQUAL PROTECTION 2
• CLASSIFICATIONS BASED ON RACE AND ALIENAGE

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Village of Arlington Heightsv. Metropolitan
Housing Development Corp. (1977) C p. 688

• Majority by PowellJoined by Burger, Stewart,
  Blackmun, Rehnquist, StevensConcurrence/dissent
  by MarshallJoined by BrennanDissent by White

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Brown v. Board of Education I (1954) C p. 667,
692

• Unanimous
• Opinion of the Court by Warren

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Cooper v. Aaron (1958) C p. 694

• Per curiam opinion
• Separate concurrence by Frankfurter

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Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
(1971) C p. 697

• Unanimous
• Opinion by Chief Justice Burger

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Milliken v. Bradley (1974) C p. 700

• Majority opinion by Burger, joined by Stewart,
  Blackmun, Powell, RehnquistConcurrence by
  StewartDissent by DouglasDissent by White,
  joined by Douglas, Brennan, MarshallDissent by
  Marshall, joined by Douglas, Brennan, White

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Board of Education of Oklahoma City Public
Schools v. Dowell (1991) C p. 703

• 5-3
• Majority opinion by Rehnquist, joined by White,
  OConnor, Scalia, Kennedy
• Dissent by Marshall, joined by Blackmun and
  Stevens
• Souter did not participate

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Freeman v. Pitts (1992) C p. 705

• Majority opinionn by Kennedy, joined by
  Rehnquist, White, Scalia, Souter
• Concurring opinion by Scalia
• Concurring opinionn by Souter
• Blackmun filed opinion concurring in judgment,
  joined by Stevens and OConnor
• Thomas did not participate

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Missouri v. Jenkins (1995) C p. 705

• Majority by RehnquistJoined by O'Connor,
  Kennedy, Scalia, ThomasConcurrence by
  O'ConnorConcurrence by ThomasDissent by
  SouterJoined by Stevens, Ginsburg,
  BreyerDissent by Ginsburg