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  2. U.S. Constitution Annotated
  3. Amendment XIV. Citizenship, Equal Protection, and Other Post-Civil War Provisions
  4. Section I
  5. Equal Protection Rights
  6. Race-Based Classifications
  7. Doctrine and Practice: Race-Based Classifications
  8. Current Doctrine: Race-Based Classifications

Current Doctrine: Race-Based Classifications

  • U.S. Constitution Annotated
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    Current Doctrine: Race-Based Classifications
    • Facially Non-Neutral Laws that Disadvantage Racial Minorities and Whites
    • Laws that Segregate Based on Race
      • Racial Segregation and Education
        • Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
        • Aftermath of Brown in Education
        • Racial Segregation and Education: Remedies
      • Segregation in Other Contexts
    • Facially Non-Neutral Laws that Benefit Racial Minorities
      • Appropriate Level of Scrutiny
        • Appropriate Level of Scrutiny: Early Doctrine
        • Appropriate Level of Scrutiny: Current Doctrine
    • Facially Neutral Laws Implicating a Racial Minority

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