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Buchanan v. Warley invalidates Louisville's residential segregation ordinance
In Buchanan v. Warley, the Supreme Court held that Louisville's ordinance restricting where Black and white residents could live violated the Fourteenth Amendment by interfering with the right to acquire, use, and dispose of property.
President
Woodrow Wilson
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Delivered
Topic
Courts / Housing / Civil Rights
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Documented outcome directions: Positive.
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In Buchanan v. Warley, the Supreme Court held that Louisville's ordinance restricting where Black and white residents could live violated the Fourteenth Amendment by interfering with the right to acquire, use, and dispose of property.
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Library of Congress • Government
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