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Sweatt v. Painter

339 U.S. 629 (1950)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Year1950
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A racially segregated 'separate' state law school that is not substantially equal in tangible and intangible respects violates the Equal Protection Clause; the State must admit the excluded Black applicant.

Area of Law

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