School desegregation: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “School desegregation,” part of the Civil Rights area.

Legal provisions most often involved

All 65 decisions, newest first

• Thomas C. Horne v. Miriam Flores
  557 U.S. 433Decided June 25, 20095–4Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1Altered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  551 U.S. 701Decided June 28, 20075–4John G. Roberts Jr.
• Missouri v. Kalima Jenkins
  515 U.S. 70Decided June 12, 19955–4William H. Rehnquist
• United States v. Kirk Fordice
  505 U.S. 717Decided June 26, 19928–1Byron R. White
• Robert R. Freeman v. Willie Eugene Pitts
  503 U.S. 467Decided March 31, 19928–0Anthony M. Kennedy
• Board of Education of Oklahoma City Public Schools v. Robert L. Dowell
  498 U.S. 237Decided January 15, 19915–3William H. Rehnquist
• Missouri v. Jenkins
  495 U.S. 33Decided April 18, 19909–0Byron R. White
• Papasan v. Allain
  478 U.S. 265Decided July 7, 19865–4Byron R. White
• Bob Jones University v. United StatesAltered precedent
  461 U.S. 574Decided May 24, 19838–1Warren E. Burger
• Washington v. Seattle School District No. 1Law held unconstitutional
  458 U.S. 457Decided June 30, 19825–4Harry A. Blackmun
• Crawford v. Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles
  458 U.S. 527Decided June 30, 19828–1Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Board of Education of the City School District of New York v. Harris
  444 U.S. 130Decided November 28, 19796–3Harry A. Blackmun
• Columbus Board of Education v. Penick
  443 U.S. 449Decided July 2, 19797–2Byron R. White
• Dayton Board of Education v. Brinkman
  443 U.S. 526Decided July 2, 19795–4Byron R. White
• School District of Omaha v. United States
  433 U.S. 667Decided June 29, 19776–3Per curiam
• Brennan v. Armstrong
  433 U.S. 672Decided June 29, 19776–3Per curiam
• Milliken v. Bradley
  433 U.S. 267Decided June 27, 19779–0Warren E. Burger
• Dayton Board of Education v. Brinkman
  433 U.S. 406Decided June 27, 19778–0William H. Rehnquist
• Runyon et Ux. v. McCrary
  427 U.S. 160Decided June 25, 19767–2Potter Stewart
• Milliken v. Bradley
  418 U.S. 717Decided July 25, 19745–4Warren E. Burger
• Gilmore v. City of Montgomery
  417 U.S. 556Decided June 17, 19745–4Harry A. Blackmun
• Lau v. Nichols
  414 U.S. 563Decided January 21, 19749–0William O. Douglas
• Norwood v. Harrison
  413 U.S. 455Decided June 25, 19739–0Warren E. Burger
• Keyes v. School District No. 1
  413 U.S. 189Decided June 21, 19737–1William J. Brennan Jr.
• School Board of City of Richmond v. State Board of Education of Virginia
  412 U.S. 92Decided May 21, 19734–4
• Wright v. Council of the City of Emporia
  407 U.S. 451Decided June 22, 19725–4Potter Stewart
• United States v. Scotland Neck City Board of EducationLaw held unconstitutional
  407 U.S. 484Decided June 22, 19729–0Potter Stewart
• Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
  402 U.S. 1Decided April 20, 19719–0Warren E. Burger
• Davis v. Board of School Commissioners of Mobile County
  402 U.S. 33Decided April 20, 19719–0Warren E. Burger
• McDaniel v. Barresi
  402 U.S. 39Decided April 20, 19719–0Warren E. Burger
• North Carolina State Board of Education v. SwannLaw held unconstitutional
  402 U.S. 43Decided April 20, 19719–0Warren E. Burger
• Northcross v. Board of Education of the Memphis
  397 U.S. 232Decided March 9, 19707–0Per curiam
• Carter v. West Feliciana Parish School Board
  396 U.S. 290Decided January 14, 19706–2Per curiam
• Dowell v. Board of Education of Oklahoma City Public Schools
  396 U.S. 269Decided December 15, 19698–0Per curiam
• Carter v. West Feliciana Parish School Board
  396 U.S. 226Decided December 13, 19698–0Per curiam
• Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education
  396 U.S. 19Decided October 29, 19698–0Per curiam
• United States v. Montgomery County Board of Education
  395 U.S. 225Decided June 2, 19698–0Hugo L. Black
• Alabama State Teachers Assn. v. Alabama Public School and College Authority
  393 U.S. 400Decided January 20, 19697–2Per curiam
• Green v. County School Board of New Kent County
  391 U.S. 430Decided May 27, 19689–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• Raney v. Board of Education of the Gould School District
  391 U.S. 443Decided May 27, 19689–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• Monroe v. Board of Commissioners of the City of Jackson
  391 U.S. 450Decided May 27, 19689–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• Rogers v. Paul
  382 U.S. 198Decided December 6, 19655–4Per curiam
• Bradley v. School Board of City of Richmond
  382 U.S. 103Decided November 15, 19659–0Per curiam
• Griffin v. County School Board of Prince Edward County
  377 U.S. 218Decided May 25, 19647–2Hugo L. Black
• Calhoun v. Latimer
  377 U.S. 263Decided May 25, 19649–0Per curiam
• Griffin v. County School Board of Prince Edward County
  375 U.S. 391Decided January 6, 19649–0Per curiam
• McNeese v. Board of Education for Community Unit School District 187
  373 U.S. 668Decided June 3, 19638–1William O. Douglas
• Goss v. Board of Education of Knoxville
  373 U.S. 683Decided June 3, 19639–0Tom C. Clark
• Alabama v. United States
  373 U.S. 545Decided May 27, 19638–0Per curiam
• Bush v. Orleans Parish School BoardLaw held unconstitutional
  364 U.S. 500Decided December 12, 19609–0Per curiam
• Shuttlesworth v. Birmingham Board of Education of Jefferson County
  358 U.S. 101Decided November 24, 19589–0Per curiam
• Aaron v. Cooper
  358 U.S. 27Decided September 12, 19589–0Per curiam
• Cooper v. Aaron
  358 U.S. 1Decided September 12, 19589–0Per curiam
• Aaron v. Cooper
  357 U.S. 566Decided June 30, 19589–0Per curiam
• Pennsylvania v. Board of Directors of City Trusts of the City of Philadelphia
  353 U.S. 230Decided April 29, 19579–0Per curiam
• Florida ex Rel. Hawkins v. Board of Control of Florida
  350 U.S. 413Decided March 12, 19569–0Per curiam
• Lucy v. Adams
  350 U.S. 1Decided October 10, 19559–0Per curiam
• Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
  349 U.S. 294Decided May 31, 19559–0Earl Warren
• Brown v. Board of Education of TopekaAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  347 U.S. 483Decided May 17, 19549–0Earl Warren
• Bolling v. SharpeLaw held unconstitutional
  347 U.S. 497Decided May 17, 19549–0Earl Warren
• Briggs v. Elliott
  342 U.S. 350Decided January 28, 19527–2Per curiam
• Sweatt v. PainterLaw held unconstitutional
  339 U.S. 629Decided June 5, 19509–0Fred M. Vinson
• McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents for Higher EducationLaw held unconstitutional
  339 U.S. 637Decided June 5, 19509–0Fred M. Vinson
• Fisher v. Hurst
  333 U.S. 147Decided February 16, 19487–2Per curiam
• Sipuel v. Board of Regents of the University of OklahomaLaw held unconstitutional
  332 U.S. 631Decided January 12, 19489–0Per curiam

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error