Swann v. Board of Education
Supreme Court decision
By: Warren Burger
Date: April 20, 1971
Source: Burger, Warren. Swann v. Board of Education. 402 U.S. 1 (1971). Available online at http://laws.findlaw.com/us/402/1.html; website home page: http://www.findlaw.com (accessed April 16, 2003).
About the Author: Warren Burger (1907–1995) had a private practice for over twenty years before he became a U.S. assistant attorney general and then a judge in the U.S. Court of Appeals. He was appointed chief justice in 1969 and served until 1986. His judicial record reflected his belief in "strict constructionism," where the Constitution was construed narrowly, and that society's rights should outweigh the rights of the accused.
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