Name: Swann V. Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of Education
Year: 1971
Result: 9-0 Charlotte won
Constitutional Issue: 14th amendment
Right or Liberty: Right
Significance: Fought racial segregation, started bussing to different distracts to accelerate desegregation.
Quote: "We granted certiorari in this case to review important issues as to the duties of school authorities and the scope of powers of federal courts under this Court's mandates to eliminate racially separate public schools established and maintained by state action."
Summary: Charlotte helps desegregation by bussing students
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