Keyes v. School District No. 1, Denver

Keyes v. School District No. 1

Argued October 12, 1972
Decided June 21, 1973
Full case name Wilfred Keyes et al. v. School District No. 1, Denver, Colorado, et al.
Citations

413 U.S. 189 (more)

Argument Oral argument
Court membership
Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger
Case opinions
Majority Brennan, joined by Stewart, Marshall, Blackmun, Burger (in result)
Concurrence Douglas
Concur/dissent Powell
Dissent Rehnquist
White took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. XIV

Keyes v. School District No. 1, Denver, 413 U.S. 189 (1973), was a United States Supreme Court case that claimed de facto segregation had affected a substantial part of the school system and therefore was a violation of the Equal Protection Clause. The entire district in Denver, Colorado must be desegregated. In this case black and Hispanic parents filed suit against all Denver schools due to racial segregation. The decision on this case, written by Justice William J. Brennan, was key in defining de facto segregation. Brennan found that although there were no official laws supporting segregation in Denver, "the Board, through its actions over a period of years, intentionally created and maintained the segregated character of the core city schools."[1] The issue of "intent" would become a key factor in the Boston case.

References

  1. ↑ Keyes v. School District No. 1, Denver Colorado. 413 U.S. 189 (June 21, 1973). http://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/413/189
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