Court Case
Milliken v. Bradley
The Supreme Court limited interdistrict desegregation remedies by ruling that suburban districts could not be included in a metropolitan desegregation plan absent proof that they had contributed to the constitutional violation.
Year
1974
Impact
Negative
Status
Active
Party
Unknown
Era
Post Civil Rights Era
Impact Context
The decision sharply constrained metropolitan school desegregation efforts and is widely associated with limiting remedies for racially isolated urban schools.
What This Policy Did
The decision sharply constrained metropolitan school desegregation efforts and is widely associated with limiting remedies for racially isolated urban schools.
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Sources
GovInfo / United States Reports • Government • Jul 25, 1974
Primary decision text
Supreme Court / Justia • Government
Opinion page for the 1974 ruling limiting interdistrict desegregation remedies absent proof that multiple districts had deliberately discriminated.
Brookings Institution • Nonprofit • May 16, 2024
Brookings analysis describing Milliken as a major constraint on metropolitan desegregation efforts.
The Civil Rights Project / UCLA • Academic
Research context on the role of Milliken in limiting the reach of school desegregation remedies.