Ferguson V. Wall Of Education Case Summary
Case: BROWN v. BOARD OF EDUCATION, 347 U.S. 483 (1954)
Facts: The consolidation of five different cases involving the legality of segregation of public schools. In each case representatives for black children petitioned the court to allow admittance of black children into white schools. In four of the five cases the district court ruled in favor of the school board, stating Plessy v. Ferguson. Which found that the rights of the black children were not violated as long as all things were equal.
Issue: Does segregation in public schools violate the Fourteenth Amendment rights of black children?
Holding: (Vote: 9-0) Yes: Segregation of public schools is unconstitutional and violates the rights of black children.
Majority Reasoning: (Chief Justice Warren)
A. Rule: In the field of public education, the doctrine of “separate but equal” has no place. Separate education facilities are inherently unequal. Therefore we hold that the plaintiffs and others similarly situated for whom actions have been brought are, by reason of the segregation …show more content…
The company was formed in 1985 when Houston Natural Gas and Internorth merged. Enron started as a natural gas company that expanded to other energy and dot.com markets. They soon became one of the highest traded companies and in 2001 were fifth on the fortune 500 list. Despite what Enron was reporting in its books the company was losing money. They used unsound accounting loopholes and extremely complicated business models to fool investors into believing that the company was more profitable than it actually was. When these fictitious accounting practices came to light and the company released accurate financial reports, nearly 80% of reported profits were gone and the company soon collapsed. Not only did the top executives submit fraudulent financial statements, they saw the collapse coming and sold their shares, while lower level employees lost their pensions and
Facts: The consolidation of five different cases involving the legality of segregation of public schools. In each case representatives for black children petitioned the court to allow admittance of black children into white schools. In four of the five cases the district court ruled in favor of the school board, stating Plessy v. Ferguson. Which found that the rights of the black children were not violated as long as all things were equal.
Issue: Does segregation in public schools violate the Fourteenth Amendment rights of black children?
Holding: (Vote: 9-0) Yes: Segregation of public schools is unconstitutional and violates the rights of black children.
Majority Reasoning: (Chief Justice Warren)
A. Rule: In the field of public education, the doctrine of “separate but equal” has no place. Separate education facilities are inherently unequal. Therefore we hold that the plaintiffs and others similarly situated for whom actions have been brought are, by reason of the segregation …show more content…
The company was formed in 1985 when Houston Natural Gas and Internorth merged. Enron started as a natural gas company that expanded to other energy and dot.com markets. They soon became one of the highest traded companies and in 2001 were fifth on the fortune 500 list. Despite what Enron was reporting in its books the company was losing money. They used unsound accounting loopholes and extremely complicated business models to fool investors into believing that the company was more profitable than it actually was. When these fictitious accounting practices came to light and the company released accurate financial reports, nearly 80% of reported profits were gone and the company soon collapsed. Not only did the top executives submit fraudulent financial statements, they saw the collapse coming and sold their shares, while lower level employees lost their pensions and