Court Case
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
The Supreme Court approved broad equitable remedies, including busing and redrawn attendance zones, to dismantle de jure school segregation.
Year
1971
Impact
Positive
Status
Active
Party
Unknown
Era
Post Civil Rights Era
Impact Context
The ruling gave federal courts stronger tools to implement desegregation in public schools where anti-Black segregation had been maintained by law and policy.
What This Policy Did
The ruling gave federal courts stronger tools to implement desegregation in public schools where anti-Black segregation had been maintained by law and policy.
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Sources
GovInfo / United States Reports • Government • Apr 20, 1971
Primary decision text PDF
Supreme Court / Justia • Government
Opinion page for the 1971 decision approving broad federal court remedies, including busing, to dismantle segregated school systems.
National Archives • Archive
National Archives timeline showing Swann as a major post-Brown desegregation enforcement case.
Brookings Institution • Nonprofit • May 16, 2024
Brookings overview discussing the continuing relevance of Swann and later limits on desegregation.